Texans DE Denico Autry suspended 6 games for PEDs

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Houston Texans defensive end Denico Autry has been suspended six games for violating the NFL's policy against the use of performance enhancing drugs.

Autry, 34, who signed a two-year deal worth $20 million with the Texans in March, released a statement asserting that he took a medication that, unbeknownst to him, contained a banned substance.

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