Rodney Harrison, the frequently fined strong safety who solidified the Patriots' defense through back-to-back Super Bowl victories, will miss the first four games of the season for violating the league's substance abuse policy.
"Tomorrow, the commissioner will announce I have been suspended," a somber Harrison said in a hastily announced conference call with reporters on Friday night after ESPN.com reported that he had admitted obtaining human growth hormone.
Patriots' Harrison To Be Suspended Four Games By NFL