CFL slaps defensive lineman Lemon with second suspension for positive drug test

February 06, 2025 - 1:44pm

Montreal Alouettes defensive end Shawn Lemon (0) scores a touchdown after a fumble by Ottawa Redblacks quarterback Dustin Crum, not shown, during second half CFL football action in Ottawa on September 30, 2023. (Justin Tang/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

The CFL has slapped American defensive lineman Shawn Lemon with an additional two-game suspension for violating its drug policy.

Lemon is currently serving an indefinite suspension for betting on CFL games, including one in which he played.

Should the 36-year-old be reinstated by the league and sign with another CFL team, he'd have to then serve the two-game ban before being allowed to return to the field.

Lemon remains a pending free agent.

Lemon's latest suspension, announced Thursday, follows a positive test for Phentermine, an appetite suppressant that can help with weight loss.

The ban came after Lemon's appeal was denied.

The drug violation was Lemon's first, resulting in the two-game suspension.

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