Indianapolis Colts defensive tackle Grover Stewart. Brent Skeen-USA TODAY Sports

Top Colts defender suspended six games for PED violation

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Darryn Albert | Last updated 10/17/23

Already down their starting quarterback, the Indianapolis Colts are suffering another liver shot.

Stephen Holder of ESPN reported Tuesday that Colts nose tackle Grover Stewart has been suspended for six games without pay for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs. He will now be sidelined through early December as a result (with Stewart’s next chance to play coming in Week 14 against Cincinnati).

Stewart acknowledged the violation in an apology post to his Instagram Story, saying that he was “surprised and disappointed” by the news.

You can read Stewart’s full post below.

Grover Stewart IG post. pic.twitter.com/VsavpXrQ2x

— Mike Chappell (@mchappell51) October 17, 2023

The ex-fourth-round pick Stewart is known as one of the NFL’s premier run-stoppers. At 6-foot-4 and 315 pounds, he seals off the middle for opposing rushers and had started in every single game for the Colts since the 2020 NFL season.

Stewart is in the final season of a three-year, $30.8M extension he signed with Indianapolis in 2020 (with Holder noting that the suspension will cost Stewart roughly $3.4M in salary and bonuses).

The Colts are now listing Taven Bryan as their starting nose tackle but may have to make a signing or trade in the absence of Stewart (who is the latest NFL player to be suspended for PEDs).

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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