Al-Quadin Muhammad, a defensive end with the Indianapolis Colts, has been suspended for six games by the National Football League (NFL) for breaching the league’s rules regarding performance-enhancing substances.
As a result of the announcement made on Wednesday, the former Miami player will not be eligible to participate in any of the five regular-season games that are still to come for the Indianapolis Colts. Additionally, he will either miss the season opener or a playoff game the following year. In the event that the ban is carried over into 2024, he would also be permitted to play in the preseason games that will take place during the summer of the following year and to take part in practices up until the beginning of the regular season.
At the moment, Indianapolis (7-5) is in possession of the seventh and final playoff place in the American Football Conference (AFC), and they are currently one game behind Jacksonville, who is leading the AFC South.
Muhammad, who was selected by New Orleans in the sixth round of the NFL in 2017, has spent two separate stints with the Indianapolis Colts. Indianapolis made the decision to claim him off waivers in 2018, and they watched him develop into a starter for 17 games in 2022. After the conclusion of that season, he immediately accompanied his former defensive coordinator, Matt Eberflus, to Chicago, where he had played the previous year.
Following Muhammad’s release from the Bears in February, Indianapolis brought him back to the team.
Grover Stewart, a defensive tackle who stifles runs, is making his return to the Colts this week after serving a six-game ban for the same transgression. Muhammad’s suspension comes immediately after Stewart’s return.
