{
  "id": 16106639,
  "title": "CFL suspends Newell for a second doping violation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/cfl-suspends-newell-for-a-second-doping-violation",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T21:15:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Global News",
    "slug": "global-news",
    "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12114163/cfl-suspends-newell-for-a-second-doping-violation/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Canadian Football League (CFL) has imposed a nine-game suspension on defensive lineman Darien Newell of the Edmonton Elks due to a second positive doping test. The ban follows positive results for banned substances cardarine and drostanolone, an anabolic-androgenic steroid, which were detected in May. Newell initially appealed the result, but his case was dismissed by an independent arbitrator on Wednesday, leading to the nine-game suspension. Newell expressed disappointment, stating that the CFL's drug policy was violated. Edmonton's vice-president of football operations/GM, Ed Hervey, supported the league's policy and expressed respect for the process. Newell had previously received a one-game suspension after testing positive for nine banned substances at the 2025 CFL combine, which prevented him from signing a CFL contract for a year following his selection in the second round of the 2025 draft. The second positive test under the league's Doping Control Program resulted in the nine-game ban. Newell, who had played collegiately at Queen's University with 37 games and 92 total tackles, including 18 sacks and a forced fumble, signed with the Elks on May 4 after serving his initial ban. Players who commit a first offense face a two-game suspension, while a second violation leads to a nine-game ban. A third positive test results in a one-year suspension, with a lifetime ban for a fourth violation.",
  "summary": "The CFL has suspended defensive lineman Darien Newell of the Edmonton Elks for nine games following a second positive doping result.",
  "key_points": [
    "Darien Newell suspended for nine games due to second doping violation.",
    "Positive tests for cardarine and drostanolone detected in May.",
    "Newell's previous one-game suspension resulted from 2025 CFL combine."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "CFL suspends Edmonton Elk Darien Newell for nine games for second doping violation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/cfl-suspends-edmonton-elk-darien-newell-for-nine-games-for-second",
        "published": "2026-10-22T21:14:28.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}