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Fournette suspended for one game by the NFL

FIle - In this Jan. 14, 2018, file photo, Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette (27) carries the ball during the first half of an NFL divisional football AFC playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Pittsburgh. The Jaguars have ruled out Fournette for their game at Dallas. It will be the fourth game Fournette has missed this season. (AP Photo/Don Wright, File)

7:47 a.m UPDATE: 

Michael Signora, NFL Vice President of Football Communications, tweeted that Leonard Fournette's appeal against his suspension was upheld by an appeals officer.

Fournette will be eligible to return on Dec. 3, according to the tweet.

ORIGINAL STORY:

The NFL said Monday, "Leonard Fournette Suspended One Game for Violations of Unsportsmanlike Conduct and Unnecessary Roughness Rules."

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Fournette is suspended without pay for violations that stem from Sunday's game, according to the NFL. The Jaguars lost against the Buffalo Bills Sunday.

The suspension was issued by NFL Vice President of Football Operations Jon Runyan, and according to the NFL's website, he sent this letter to Fournette:

“Sportsmanship is the cornerstone of the game and the League will not tolerate game-related misconduct that conveys a lack of respect for the game itself and those involved in it… Video of the incident shows that you were not a participant in the play and that you ran from your sideline to the opposite side of the field to insert yourself as an active participant in a fight. Once you entered the fight area, you struck a member of the opposing team. Your actions adversely reflected on the NFL and have no place in the game.”

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Per NFL rules, Fournette can return to the team after the Jaguar's game against the Colts.

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