Tennessee Titans linebacker Arden Key has been cleared to play in the team’s opener after winning his appeal of a suspension.
On July 30, Key was suspended for six games by the league for violating the league’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs.
But his appeal was successful, meaning the Titans’ gamble to keep Key in the first team despite the potential punishment has paid off.
Titans defenseman Jeffery Simmons posted on Twitter that Key had won his appeal, adding the caption: “See you September 8th.”
Last season was Key’s first in Music City with the Titans, where he had six sacks in 17 games.
Tennessee Titans’ Arden Key has had a six-game suspension for PED use overturned
Key had six sacks last season with the Titans – his first season in Tennessee
That was just half a sack shy of his career-high of six and a half sacks, which he set in 2021 with the San Francisco 49ers.
Key is a seven-year veteran of the NFL, after spending his college years at LSU.
Tennessee is coming off a 6-11 season, their worst season in terms of winning percentage since 2015.
The games Key is now eligible to play include the season opener against the Chicago Bears on Sept. 8 and games against the Jets on Sept. 15, the Packers on Sept. 22, the Dolphins on Sept. 30, the Colts on Oct. 13 and the Bills on Oct. 20.