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       Alexander to start serving suspension this week
   DIR By: PWTRPWR
       Date: December 7, 2015, 6:50 pm
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       Report: Kwon Alexander to start serving suspension this week
       Posted by Josh Alper on December 7, 2015, 2:26 PM EST
       TAMPA, FL - OCTOBER 11: Middle linebacker Kwon Alexander #58 of
       the Tampa Bay Buccaneers reacts after sacking quarterback Blake
       Bortles #5 of the Jacksonville Jaguars in the second quaqrter at
       Raymond James Stadium on October 11, 2015 in Tampa, Florida.
       (Photo by Cliff McBride/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Kwon
       Alexander;Blake Bortles
       Getty Images
       Buccaneers linebacker Kwon Alexander said recently that he
       planned to appeal the four-game suspension he received for
       violating the league’s performance enhancing drug policy, which
       meant he could keep playing while the situation was being
       resolved.
       That resolution will reportedly come this week. Rick Stroud of
       the Tampa Bay Times reports that Alexander has decided not to
       appeal the ban and will start serving his suspension this week.
       That means Alexander will not play again during the regular
       season, but he would be eligible to play in the postseason
       should things fall Tampa’s way on that front.
       If Alexander went forward with the appeal, his suspension could
       have stretched into the start of next season and it seemed like
       a win was unlikely since Alexander said he held himself
       accountable for the violation by not checking to make sure the
       ingredients of an energy drink were OK by league standards.
       Alexander had 10 tackles and a sack in Sunday’s win and would
       end his rookie year with 93 tackles, three sacks, two
       interceptions and two forced fumbles if he is indeed done for
       the season. It was a fairly good showing for the fourth-round
       pick, who should be back in at least competition for a prominent
       role with the Bucs come 2016.
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