Houston Texans linebacker Brian Cushing said Wednesday that his 10-game suspension for violating the league’s policy on performance enhancers stemmed from the use of an unapproved prescription to treat a mental issue. Cushing would not divulge what he took or exactly what he sought treatment for. Cushing has had several major injuries in his career and played 12 games combined in 2012 and 2013 because of knee injuries and a broken leg. The Texans used a one-week roster exemption last week to assess where Cushing was at before putting him on the active roster. “Any time I’m absent from here I feel like I let a lot of guys down, let a lot of fans down.

Source: National Post December 06, 2017 23:26 UTC