STATEMENT BY AN NFL SPOKESPERSON:

Ryan Smith of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers has been suspended without pay for the first four games of the 2019 regular season for violating the NFL policy on performance-enhancing substances.

Smith is eligible to participate in all offseason and preseason practices and games. He will be allowed to return to the team September 30, following the team's Week 4 game at the Los Angeles Rams.

STATEMENT FROM BUCCANEERS GENERAL MANAGER JASON LICHT: