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Agents: Mark Ingram didn’t use PED, reviewing options

In this Jan. 26, 2018 file photo NFC running back Mark Ingram, of the New Orleans Saints, runs with the ball during Pro Bowl NFL football practice in Kissimmee, Fla. The NFL says Ingram has been suspended for the first four regular season games of 2018 because of a violation of the leagues performance enhancing drug policy. (Aaron M. Sprecher / Associated Press)
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NEW ORLEANS – Representatives for Mark Ingram say the Saints running back did not test positive for a performance enhancing drug and is weighing options for challenging his four-game suspension.

Paul Bobbitt and David Jones of VIP Sports Management say Ingram was using a substance that is permitted by the NFL with a “proper use exemption.”

Ingram’s agents did not specify which substance Ingram used.

The NFL’s drug policy does not merely ban performance enhancing drugs, but also certain legal substances which have been known to skew drug test results.

The NFL announced Ingram’s suspension on Tuesday.

Bobbitt and Jones say Ingram has challenged the NFL’s decision through arbitration, and that his legal team will consider further options after reviewing the arbitrator’s recent ruling.

Last season, Ingram rushed for a career-high 1,124 yards and 12 touchdowns to go with 416 yards receiving.