Overview
- The CFL announced a two-game ban after a positive test for D-amphetamine, a stimulant also called dextroamphetamine that the league lists as a banned substance.
- The suspension is the standard penalty for a first offence under the CFL drug policy and a second violation would carry a nine-game ban.
- Bond, a 23-year-old second-season fullback mainly used on special teams, cannot play in the next two regular-season games but the team may decide whether he can attend practices or meetings.
- The league requires mandatory drug testing after violations and a clinical assessment to determine whether counselling or other interventions are needed.
- Bond retains the right to appeal the ruling and the Lions must adjust their game-day roster for the upcoming matches without him.