October 10, 2001    

STATEMENT BY AN NFL SPOKESPERSON:

R. Jay Soward of the Jacksonville Jaguars has been notified that he is suspended for the team’s next six regular-season games (games five through 10) of the 2001 season for violating the NFL Substance Abuse Policy.

Soward also was suspended under the Substance Abuse Policy for the first four regular-season games of the 2001 season.

Soward is eligible to return to the team on Monday, November 26, following the Jaguars’ 10th regular-season game (against Baltimore). 
 

[Note: The NFL Substance Abuse Policy is posted on nflmedia.com. From the home page, click on "About the NFL" and then "NFL Policies."]