Edelman not planning to sue NFL over suspension

According to NFL Network, New England's top wide receiver is accepting the ban
following the denial of his appeal and has no plan to sue over the suspension.

He will be eligible to return Week 5 against the Indianapolis Colts. He can
practice beginning Oct. 1, three days before the Thursday game against the
Colts.

Various reports indicated Edelman's positive test was for a substance that was
not immediately recognizable.

Edelman's suspension will keep him out of games at home against the Houston
Texans, on the road against the Jacksonville Jaguars and Detroit Lions, and at
home against the Miami Dolphins. He will forfeit approximately $471,000 of his
$2 million base salary this year.

The 32-year-old apologized on Instagram for the positive test a day after news
of it broke, writing, "I don't know what happened." He added that he has taken
"many, many tests obviously over the course of my career, and nothing like
this has ever happened."

Edelman's personal trainer, Alex Guerrero, released a statement the day before
Edelman's apology defending the integrity of his facility, the TB12 Sports
Therapy Center. Guerrero started the facility with Tom Brady and works with
several Patriots players -- including Brady, Edelman and Rob Gronkowski -- a
matter that has reportedly been a source of tension between Brady and head
coach Bill Belichick.

Entering his 10th season, Edelman hasn't played since the team's Super Bowl LI
victory in February 2017. He missed all of last season after tearing the
anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during a preseason contest.

He returned to the field during the Patriots' mandatory minicamp in June after
previously attending voluntary organized team activities.

In nine NFL seasons, including last year's campaign that was wiped out by
injury, Edelman has 425 receptions for 4,540 yards and 24 touchdowns. He made
98 grabs for 1,106 yards and three scores in 2016.

--Field Level Media