NFL Suspends Bills’ TE Nelson

The Buffalo Bills got some rather unfortunate news from the NFL offices today, as they learned that their second year tight end, Shawn Nelson, has been suspended for the first four games of the 2010 season for violating the league’s substance abuse policy.

Nelson was not living up to his full potential up to this point in training camp. He did have some personal issues to attend to in his home state of Louisiana, keeping him from participating in most of the organized team activities. Nevertheless, he is the most athletic tight end on the Bills’ roster and the team was hoping he’d be a significant aspect of their passing attack this season.

Now that Nelson is suspended and Derek Schouman suffered a knee injury in last night’s pre-season tilt with the Colts, the Bills find themselves with Jonathan Stupar and Michael Matthews as the only two tight ends on the roster. Being so thin at the position, head coach Chan Gailey might consider adding another tight end into the mix.

Nelson’s suspension begins Saturday, September 4th, and ends Monday, October 4th. He will be eligible for regular season action in week five when the Jacksonville Jaguars visit the Ralph. In the meantime, Nelson will be allowed to participate in all practices and pre-season games.

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