CFL slaps Shawn Lemon with 2nd suspension for positive drug test

The CFL has slapped American antiaircraft lineman Shawn Lemon with an further two-game suspension for violating its cause policy.

Lemon is presently serving an indefinite suspension for betting connected CFL games, including 1 successful which helium played. Should Lemon, 36, beryllium reinstated by the league and motion with different CFL team, he’d person to past service the two-game prohibition earlier being allowed to instrumentality to the field.

Lemon remains a pending escaped agent.

Lemon’s latest suspension follows a affirmative trial for Phentermine, an appetite suppressant that tin assistance with value loss. The prohibition came aft Lemon’s entreaty was denied.

The cause usurpation was Lemon’s first, resulting successful the two-game suspension.

The CFL had primitively suspended Lemon indefinitely April 24, 2024 for allegedly betting connected games, including 1 helium played in, portion with the Calgary Stampeders successful 2021.

That determination came 2 weeks aft Lemon retired aft helping Montreal decision the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 28-24 successful the ’23 Grey Cup game. He’d initially signed a one-year woody with the Alouettes successful December 2023.

The CFL said astatine the clip nary grounds indicated games were impacted by Lemon’s wagering and that Stampeders coaches, teammates and squad unit were each unaware of his actions. In May, Lemon appealed the suspension, which allowed him to study to Montreal’s grooming campy and play with the CFL team.

The six-foot-two, 242-pound Lemon helped Montreal unfastened the play with 4 consecutive wins earlier different arbitrator ruled July 4 to reinstate the CFL’s indefinite suspension.

If reinstated, Lemon would beryllium escaped to motion with the CFL squad of his choice.

A three-time Grey Cup champion, Lemon has registered 102 sacks implicit 13 CFL seasons.

He began his pro vocation with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers arsenic a practice-roster subordinate successful 2011 and has spent clip with each CFL squad — immoderate connected aggregate occasions — but Hamilton. He won Grey Cups with Calgary (2014), Toronto (2017) and Montreal (2023).

Lemon besides spent clip with the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers and Pittsburgh Steelers arsenic good arsenic 2 Arena Football League teams and different successful the Indoor Football League.

Lemon recorded 262 tackles, 2 special-teams tackles, 3 interceptions, 30 forced fumbles and returned a fumble betterment for a touchdown implicit his CFL tenure.