Retired Welbourn suspended for violating drug policy
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The Chiefs had placed him on the reserve-did not report list.
"Obviously I knew about this for some time," Peterson said. "I guess you could say we anticipated this."
The Chiefs have an early bye week this season, so Welbourn's suspension will last seven weeks, during which he will not be allowed on the facility to work out or do anything else.
An announcement by the NFL office in New York said he would be eligible to return to the Chiefs on Oct. 23.
"Specific to what his status will be with the Chiefs after the suspension, we'll address at that time," Peterson said.
A seven-year veteran, Welbourn cited a desire "to retire on my own terms rather than somebody else's," when he retired in June.