WR Davion Davis suspended for 2 games following DUI arrest in 2019

BEREA — Receiver Davion Davis was suspended by the NFL without pay for the first two games of the regular season for violating the league's policy on substances of abuse.The suspension stems from a DUI arrest in October 2019 in Minnesota while with the Vikings. Davis pleaded guilty in December 2020 to misdemeanor careless driving, and two counts of misdemeanor drunken driving were dismissed in exchange, according to the Pioneer Press.He will be able to participate in the preseason finale Sunday and will be eligible to return to the active roster Sept. 20.Davion Davis taking advantage of opportunity, keeping NFL dream alive for deceased grandmaDavis, 24, was signed by the Browns on July 31. He has seven catches for 101 yards and a touchdown in two preseason games and has looked good in camp.He was a long shot to make the 53-man roster at the deep and talented position, but the Browns won't have to make a decision on his status until he's off the suspended list."I'm upset at myself, honestly," he told the Pioneer Press a couple of months after the arrest. "I let my family down, I let this team and this organization down. It was a bad situation. I've just got to move forward with it, better myself each and every day I can."I still wake up and think about it. I mean, it happened. I've got to own up to it. I made my bed, I've got to lay in it. I've got to man up and make sure this mistake never happens again. … This will never happen again anywhere down the road. You'll never see my name in anything like this ever again."