New York Jets defensive end Sheldon Richardson has been suspended without pay for the first game of the regular season for violating the NFL personal conduct policy, the NFL announced Thursday.He will be eligible to return to the Jets roster on Sept. 12 and is eligible to participate in all preseason practices and games.Richardson posted a response on his Instagram later Thursday.?Richardson pleaded guilty in January to resisting arrest after leading police on a high-speed chase in July 2015. He avoided jail time but was sentenced to two years of probation and 100 hours of community service. For four traffic violations, he was fined a total of $1,050.He was arrested for driving a 2014 Bentley at speeds as high as 143 mph while trying to avoid police in suburban St. Louis, his hometown. He was accompanied by a 12-year-old relative. Police reported a strong odor of marijuana in the car and discovered a loaded, semiautomatic handgun. The gun was possessed legally, prosecutors said.Richardson wasnt charged with drug possession or child endangerment because prosecutors said there wasnt sufficient evidence.This is the second consecutive time Richardson will begin the regular season with a suspension. Last year, he missed the first four games for violating the NFLs substance abuse policy. He played 11 games and finished with a career-low 35 tackles, in addition to five sacks.Richardson, a former 2013 first-round pick, has a salary of $1.776 million in 2016. He will lose one game check of $104,471 during the suspension. Richardson will make his regular-season debut Thursday, Sept. 15, in a prime-time game against the?Buffalo Bills.ESPNs James Walker contributed to this report.Wholesale Football Jerseys Throwback . Just as Montreal was settling into the first full working week of a new year, the Impact announced the appointment of their new head coach. Custom Football Jerseys Throwback . Its sharpness matched my mind. This was no night to go to sleep. http://www.cheapfootballthrowback.com/ . All of the scoring came in the final 20:04. Lucic scored on a power play at 15:46 of the third period, when he tipped a shot over Stars goalie Kari Lehtonen for a 3-1 lead. Discount Football Jerseys Throwback . Deulofeu injured a muscle in his right leg in Evertons 4-1 win over Fulham in the English Premier League on Saturday. Barcelona says that its team doctors will "co-ordinate" with Evertons medical staff as Deulofeu recovers. Football Jerseys Throwback Outlet . The catch: It needs a lot of money, and it needs it fast.RICHMOND, Ky. -- Asante Gist scored 19 points and Eastern Kentucky defeated Western Kentucky 78-59 on Wednesday night as the Colonels ended a 13-game skid in their series with the Hilltoppers.Nick Mayo, with five assists, and Isaac McGlone, who made all four of his 3-point attempts, scored 14 points each for EKU (4-4) in the rivals 157th meeting. EKUs last win in the series came in 1987.Jaylen Babb-Harrison added 13 points and seven rebounds for the Colonels, who were 29 of 57 from the floor (50.9 percent), including 133 of 29 for 44.dddddddddddd8 percent from 3-point range.The Hilltoppers (3-4) were led by Justin Johnson with 18 points and eight rebounds. Junior Lomomba added 15 points and Que Johnson 13.EKU led 35-24 at halftime with Gists 3-pointer giving EKU a 12-point lead with 12:14 left. The lead stayed in double figures, reaching a high of 24.This was EKUs first trip to the Colonels home since 2007. ' ' '