Nazeeh Johnson's story is a heartbreaker and not because he learned on Friday that the NFL is suspending him six games for violating league policy, but because that violation is apparently linked to the Tennessee Titans player and his wife trying in vain to start their family.Hours after the NFL announced Johnson would be suspended on Aug.30 without pay for violating the Performance Enhancing Drug policy, and that he would not be able to return to his team until Oct.
19, Johnson went on social media to explain why he tested positive.Prepare yourself because this one cuts to the core.FALCONS' JAMES PEARCE HIT WITH 8-GAME SUSPENSION AS NFL ANNOUNCES WAVE OF BANS ACROSS THE LEAGUEKansas City Chiefs safety Nazeeh Johnson (13) plays against the Arizona Cardinals during a preseason NFL game at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., on Aug.9, 2025.
(IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect)"My wife and I were trying to conceive a child," Johnson explained on X."We found out that I was infertile, and I took a fertility medication that was helping me try to conceive a baby."I was not aware that there was a substance in the medication that was on the banned list, and I tested positive for a PED."That isn't the worst part.A source close to Johnson told Fox News Digital that he and his wife Gabrielle were initially encouraged by the treatments both were taking.
It seemed to work.She got pregnant.But then, tragedy."We lost our baby a few weeks ago, and this has been an incredibly difficult time for my wife and me," Johnson said in his post.Gabrielle shared a post on X showing part of the regimen she underwent to try to get pregnant."This is real life," she wrote on a post that includes video of her injecting medication, having eggs harvested, and finally getting a positive pregnancy test result."This is a lot of people’s lives," she continued.
"It can be a joke or a chance to tear someone down – but for us, it’s our life.There’s no fun in it.
Just pain, tears, and recently,...