{"id":70158,"date":"2019-08-09T14:52:51","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T18:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=70158"},"modified":"2019-08-09T14:52:51","modified_gmt":"2019-08-09T18:52:51","slug":"cleveland-browns-receiver-antonio-callaway-suspended","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2019\/08\/09\/cleveland-browns-receiver-antonio-callaway-suspended\/","title":{"rendered":"Cleveland Browns Receiver Antonio Callaway Suspended"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just one day after their 30-10 preseason win over the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/redskins\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Washington Redskins<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/browns\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cleveland Browns<\/a> have had an issue arise. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Browns wide receiver <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/C\/CallAn00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Antonio Callaway<\/strong><\/a> will be suspended for four games.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sources: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Browns?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Browns<\/a> WR Antonio Callaway is being suspended 4 games for a violation of the NFL\u2019s substance abuse policy. He had been appealing this ruling. This may party explain why he\u2019s been running with the reserves.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapSheet\/status\/1159892106556694528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 9, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Browns Lose Antonio Callaway For Four Games<\/h2>\n<p>The reason for Callaway&#8217;s suspension, a substance-abuse violation, is not unfamiliar. Callaway has a long history of substance abuse and the Browns had hoped he would be able to overcome that in the NFL. As we can see here, he has not. Cleveland GM <strong>John Dorsey<\/strong> took a chance on the Florida prospect in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL Draft, expecting him to get it together off the field. On the field, however, it&#8217;s no secret that Callaway is just as talented as the next guy.<\/p>\n<p>In his rookie season in 2018, Callaway showed how talented he can be. A notable display of this was his 4th-down touchdown reception on a deep bomb thrown by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/T\/TaylTy00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Tyrod Taylor<\/strong><\/a> in Week two against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/saints\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Orleans Saints<\/a>. Callaway has solid hands and route-running ability, and can certainly take the top off the defense. As a rookie, Callaway racked up 43 receptions for 586 yards, to go with five touchdowns. He also rushed two times for seven yards in 11 starts.<\/p>\n<p>In his collegiate career at Florida, Callaway wasn&#8217;t anything spectacular but he certainly got the job done. As a freshman in 2015, Callaway caught 35 passes for 678 yards and four touchdowns. He added three carries for 19 yards on the ground. The following year, as a sophomore in 2014, he hauled in 54 passes for 721 yards and three touchdowns. Callaway was slightly better in the trick play department as a runner, adding 5 carries for 32 yards and one touchdown. Callaway did not play in the 2017 season in college due to a suspension. That 2017 suspension greatly affected his draft stock in a negative way, which pushed him to the Browns in the fifth round. It would appear that Antonio Callaway still has some work to do off the field. And he&#8217;s running out of time to get it together.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"tGNLPu-qTR96A1jHzHnzOA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1083266712\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'tGNLPu-qTR96A1jHzHnzOA',sig:'gF2YgwrnGhP03NkjXz_lPbOwaJ0PmM_-tx7VXKhOREM=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1083266712',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It would appear that Callaway still has some work to do off the field. 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