Letroy Guion has been suspended for the first three games of the regular season for his offseason arrest, but the Green Bay Packers defensive tackle is planning an appeal.

Guion was notified of the three-game ban this week and his agent and lawyers immediately began preparing their appeal. 

The Packers and Guion have been bracing for a suspension ever since his February arrest for possession of marijuana and a firearm, but both sides were hoping he would be suspended for only a game or two after Guion paid a $5,000 fine in a plea deal to avoid prosecution.

The Packers re-signed Guion to a one-year, $2.75 million contract shortly after the case was settled in March.