The suspension was handed down for a violation of the league’s substance abuse policy after Addison was arrested in July 2024 on a drunken driving citation and pleaded no contest in the case this summer.

In a statement released on Tuesday afternoon, the NFL announced that it has suspended Addison without pay for the first three games of this season. This is standard discipline for a first offense relating to the use of alcohol in accordance with the NFL’s policy and program on substances of abuse.

A year earlier, Addison was cited for speed and reckless driving after allegedly going 140 miles per hour in a 55 miles per hour zone at 3 a.m. He ultimately pled guilty to a petty misdemeanor which resulted in him paying a fine and having his driver's license temporarily revoked.

Linebacker Anthony Barr is planning to retire after spending most of his career with the Minnesota Vikings, he announced on social media Tuesday. Barr, 33, last played in 2023. "For the past 25 years,

Barr, 33, finishes with 116 regular-season appearances, and 108 starts. He made it to the Pro Bowl in 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018. He was a member of the Vikings team that lost to the Eagles in the 2017 NFC Championship.

Four-time Pro Bowl linebacker Anthony Barr, who spent nine of his 10 NFL seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, is hanging up his helmet.