NFL suspends Cowboys DL Irving indefinitely

This is the third suspension in Irving's four-year NFL career. The 25-year-old
was first suspended at the start of 2017 for violating the league's policy on
performance enhancers. Last year he served a four-game ban for a
substance-abuse violation.

"I don't want to get into any specifics with David Irving," said head coach
Jason Garrett when asked Wednesday about Irving. "Obviously he's been dealing
with some different things over the course of the last year and really was not
part of our team last year. He's a free agent, as we know."

The indefinite ban comes just two days after the league suspended Cowboys'
teammate Randy Gregory indefinitely for violating the substance-abuse policy.
Gregory, however, had a year left on his deal while the Cowboys reportedly did
not intend to re-sign Irving.

Irving, who joined the Cowboys in 2015, played in only two games last season
and recorded one sack. He suffered a high ankle sprain in November and was out
the rest of the year.

Over four seasons with Dallas, he's played 37 games (10 starts) and recorded
12.5 sacks. He earned $2.9 million last year after recording seven sacks in
2017.

--Field Level Media