NFL Notes: Jets linebacker suspended for drug use

Pace suspended for drug use

NEW YORK -- The NFL suspended Jets linebacker Calvin Pace for four games without pay yesterday for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances.

Pace will miss New York's first four games of the season and be eligible to return for the Monday night game at Miami on Oct. 12.

In a statement issued by the Jets, Pace said the ban is a result of him taking an over-the-counter dietary supplement that he was unaware violated the NFL's policy.

Pace, in his second season with the Jets, is eligible to participate in preseason practices and games. The suspension begins Sept. 5 and he can return to practice Oct. 5.

Panthers sign Davie

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Carolina Panthers are taking another chance with a former minor-league baseball player.

The franchise that once drafted and started quarterback Chris Weinke claimed rookie tight end Andrew Davie off waivers from the New York Jets. The 26-year-old spent four seasons in the St. Louis Cardinals farm system before switching to football.

The 6-4, 275-pound Davie caught 24 passes for 199 yards and six touchdowns in three season at Arkansas. He went undrafted in April and signed with the Jets.

-- From Wire Reports