LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) -- Chicago Bears quarterback Jim Miller was suspended by the NFL today for his team's final four games for violating league drug policy.
Miller said he had taken an over-the-counter nutritional supplement for four days in September, and he did not realize it contained the anabolic steroid nandrolone."This was an honest mistake," Miller said at a news conference at the Bears' practice center.
"I can't explain how disappointing this is. . . . Out of all people to let down a team, I thought I'd be the last one to do it," he added.
The NFL said Miller broke the league policy on anabolic steroids and related substances, but it did not identify the particular substance he is accused of using.
Mark Hatley, the Bears' vice president of player personnel, said Miller -- who becomes a free agent at the end of this season -- was still in the team's plans for next year.