The Philadelphia Eagles will be without Lane Johnson for the first four games of the 2014 season after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs.

Johnson missed just one snap in 17 games last season as a rookie right tackle.

The Eagles’ first four games are against Jacksonville (home), Indianapolis (away), Washington (home) and San Francisco (away).

The Eagles’ two best options as far as replacing Johnson for those first four games would be moving right guard Todd Herremans back out to right tackle, where he played eight games in 2012 before suffering a season-ending foot injury.

Aldon Smith likely won't receive jail time at his sentence after pleading no contest to DUI and multiple felony weapons charges.

But Smith is likely to receive a suspension for Week 1 and possibly Week 2.

The San Francisco 49ers open their season at the Dallas Cowboys.

NFL insiders are expecting a six to eight-game ban for Jim Irsay.

Irsay was arrested and currently faces charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated. 

Irsay also faces a probable $1 million fine.

It is unclear what Irsay's suspension would entail.

The New York Giants have waived Will Hill after his third drug suspension in three years.

The NFL announced Friday that Hill would be suspended for the first six games of the 2014 season due to his latest violation of the league's substance abuse policy. Hill also missed the first four games of the 2013 season and four games during the 2012 season for drug violations.

Hill emerged as a productive safety last season after his suspension and was slated to start alongside Antrel Rolle.

Hill was a standout at the University of Florida, but he went undrafted as a result of off-field concerns. The Giants knew of those risks when they signed Hill as an undrafted free agent.

The Arizona Cardinals seem prepared to challenge Daryl Washington's right to some of the $10 million option bonus they recently activated.

Washington has been suspended for the 2014 season for another violation of the NFL's substance abuse policy.

A source within the organization told ESPN that none of that money has actually been paid to Washington and conceded that one of the reasons the team won't consider releasing him is because it might no longer be entitled to keep a portion of that money.

Washington's suspension will cost the Cardinals linebacker $6.5 million between now and December in forfeited bonus and salary.

He was suspended for four games last season as well.