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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- The NFL has suspended New England Patriots running back Kevin Faulk for the team's opening game against the Kansas City Chiefs for violating the league's substance abuse policy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Faulk was also fined two game checks.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Faulk's suspension began Saturday. He will be eligible to return to the team Sept. 8, the day after New England's opener against Kansas City.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In July, a judge in Lafayette, La., sentenced the 32-year-old Faulk to a year of probation after he pleaded no contest to misdemeanor marijuana charges. Faulk had been issued a misdemeanor summons for possession of marijuana at a Li'l Wayne concert at the Cajundome in February.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Last season, Faulk had 47 catches for 383 yards and one touchdown. He also had 62 rushes for 265 yards.&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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