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30. Martavis Bryant
> Total suspensions: 23 games (1.44 seasons)
> Suspended in: 2015, 2016, 2018
> Reason(s) for suspension: Substance abuse
> Team(s): Pittsburgh Steelers, Oakland Raiders
Wide receiver Martavis Bryant had a promising career snuffed out by repeated violations of the NFL’s substance abuse policy. He had been suspended three times in four years by the league, with the final action in December 2018 for violating the terms of his conditional reinstatement from a previous ban. Bryant, drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2014, is no longer playing in the NFL.
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29. Jenrry Mejia
> Total suspensions: 242 games (1.5 seasons) (tie)
> Suspended in: 2015, 2016
> Reason(s) for suspension: Performance-enhancing drugs
> Team(s): New York Mets
In February 2016, Mets pitcher Jenrry Mejia became the first player to be permanently suspended by Major League Baseball after he tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance. It was Mejia’ third positive PED test in the past year, triggering the lifetime ban. The right-hander was also permanently suspended from playing minor league baseball.
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28. Francis Martes
> Total suspensions: 242 games (1.5 seasons) (tie)
> Suspended in: 2019, 2020
> Reason(s) for suspension: Performance-enhancing drugs
> Team(s): Houston Astros
Francis Martes was a top pitching prospect for the Houston Astros whose career was hindered by Tommy John surgery in 2017 and then derailed by several suspensions for testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs. Martes completed his second suspension in June 2021, but he never fulfilled his promise with the Astros, who released him in August 2021.
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27. Robinson Canó
> Total suspensions: 242 games (1.5 seasons) (tie)
> Suspended in: 2018, 2020
> Reason(s) for suspension: Performance-enhancing drugs
> Team(s): New York Mets, Seattle Mariners
Robinson Canó, one of the greatest second baseman of all time, was suspended by Major League Baseball in November 2020 for the entire 2021 season after he tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance. He had been traded to the New York Mets from the Seattle Mariners and played during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. He had previously served an 80-game suspension in 2018 after violating MLB’s joint drug prevention and treatment program while playing for the Mariners.
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26. Adam Jones
> Total suspensions: 24 games (1.5 seasons) (tie)
> Suspended in: 2007
> Reason(s) for suspension: Personal conduct
> Team(s): Tennessee Titans
Adam “Pacman” Jones was a Pro Bowl cornerback who played for various teams including the Tennessee Titans, Dallas Cowboys, Cincinnati Bengals, and Denver Broncos. The Titans drafted him in 2005 with the sixth overall pick, though they were concerned about his prior off-field incidents. Jones was suspended for the entire 2007 season under the personal conduct policy and he also missed the 2009 season over his involvement in a shooting in Las Vegas.
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