NFL hands down multiple suspensions: Cardinals WR Zay Jones receives five-game ban, Rams OL gets two games

The NFL handed down a couple of notable suspensions on Friday stemming from violations of the league's personal conduct policy. Rams announced offensive lineman Alaric Jackson received a two-game suspension , while Cardinals wide receiver Zay Jones received a five-game ban .

Jones was arrested last November and charged with misdemeanor domestic battery, but those charges were dropped in March . Despite those dropped charges, the league, as it customarily does, conducted its own investigation and decided on a five-game punishment. Jones, 29, spent the last two seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars before signing a one-year deal with Arizona in May.

He is eligible to return to the Cardinals for the team's Week 6 game on the road against the Green Bay Packers .

As for Jackson, he has been with Los Angeles since the franchise signed him as an undrafted free agent out of Iowa in 2021. he played sparingly to begin his NFL career and missed the end of the 2022 season after he was diagnosed with blood clots. The 26-year-old bounced back last season and started all 15 of his games played during the regular season and in the Rams lone playoff game. He was slated to begin the year as L.A.'s starting left tackle, but that will likely now be turned to Joe Noteboom until he is eligible to return.

Jackson, who signed a one-year restricted free agent tender worth $4.89 million this offseason, will miss the Rams opener against the Detroit Lions and then their Week 2 matchup against the Arizona Cardinals. He is eligible to return to the team in Week 3 when Los Angeles hosts the San Francisco 49ers in their home opener.