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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; The Rams reportedly knew for months that he would be suspended but did not take a WR in this year's draft. (Joe Robbins/Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rams wide receiver Stedman Bailey will miss the team's first four games of next season after violating the league's performance enhancing substance abuse policy, according to a tweet Monday afternoon from Ian Rapoport of NFL.com.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A source close to the 23-year-old told Rapoport that he did not take the substance, but it's not clear at this time exactly what substance\u00A0reportedly led the NFL to levy the suspension. Stedman was taken in the third round last year by the Rams after starring at West Virginia.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;St. Louis made headlines over the weekend after selecting Michael Sam, the first openly gay athlete to be selected in the NFL Draft.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The @NFL is suspending #Rams WR Stedman Bailey for 4 games for violating the league\u2019s policy on performing enhancing substance, source says&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2014 Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) May 12, 2014&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The word from source close to #Rams WR Stedman Bailey is that he did not take any performance enhancing substances. No word on what he took&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2014 Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) May 12, 2014&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SI WIRE:\u00A0Browns owner: Johnny Manziel 'is not the\u00A0starter'&lt;/strong&gt;\n&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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