Jaguars’ Smith Is Suspended

Wide receiver Jimmy Smith of the Jacksonville Jaguars was suspended for four games Saturday by the NFL for violating the league’s substance abuse policy.

Details of Smith’s violation are confidential.

In 2001, Smith was found to have traces of metabolized cocaine in his system after being pulled over for speeding and on suspicion of drunk driving.

He was never charged because his blood-alcohol level wasn’t above the legal limit, and because he was not in possession of the drug.

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Tight end Jeremy Shockey has a broken rib and may sit out the New York Giants’ final two exhibition games. He was injured during Friday night’s 20-10 loss to the Carolina Panthers.

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In exhibition games:

Carson Palmer opened the second half with two impressive touchdown drives, completing all seven of his passes, to help the Cincinnati Bengals beat the Detroit Lions, 23-10, at Cincinnati.... Eddie George ran for a touchdown and Steve McNair threw for another in the Tennessee Titans’ 37-24 victory over the Buffalo Bills at Nashville.... Trent Green threw a 59-yard scoring pass to Marc Boerigter for Kansas City’s first touchdown of the preseason as the Chiefs beat the Minnesota Vikings, 26-16, at Kansas City.... Donovan McNabb and A.J. Feeley directed long first-half drives and the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Steelers, 21-16, at Pittsburgh.

Todd Bouman guided two scoring drives and the New Orleans Saints scored three second-half touchdowns to beat the New York Jets, 22-17, at East Rutherford, N.J..... Bethel Johnson fumbled three times on one kickoff return but returned the next one 98 yards for a touchdown in the New England Patriots’ 20-13 win over the Washington Redskins at Landover, Md.....Jarious Jackson scored on a one-yard quarterback sneak with 18 seconds left to give the Denver Broncos a 15-10 victory over the Chicago Bears at Champaign, Ill..... Justin Lucas returned an interception 41 yards for a touchdown midway through the third quarter to help the Arizona Cardinals beat the San Diego Chargers, 16-10, at San Diego.