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Sarah Kezele

WATCH: Cardinals CB Patrick Peterson suspended six games, per report

Arizona Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson has been suspended for the first six games of the 2019 NFL season for violating the league’s performance-enhancing drug policy, according to reports.

First-time offenders typically get a four-game suspension, but the presence of a masking agent or diuretic to cover up the illegal substance in addition to the positive test results in a six-game suspension, per the league’s PED policy.

Peterson’s Pro Bowl streak will break at eight as the suspension makes him ineligible to participate this season. He will also lose about $3.8 million in salary for the six games he is sidelined.

He will be eligible to play in the Cardinals’ Oct. 20 visit to the New York Giants.

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