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Buccaneers linebacker Kwon Alexander said recently that he planned to appeal the four-game suspension he received for violating the league’s performance enhancing drug policy, which meant he could keep playing while the situation was being resolved.

That resolution will reportedly come this week. Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reports that Alexander has decided not to appeal the ban and will start serving his suspension this week. That means Alexander will not play again during the regular season, but he would be eligible to play in the postseason should things fall Tampa’s way on that front.

If Alexander went forward with the appeal, his suspension could have stretched into the start of next season and it seemed like a win was unlikely since Alexander said he held himself accountable for the violation by not checking to make sure the ingredients of an energy drink were OK by league standards.

Alexander had 10 tackles and a sack in Sunday’s win and would end his rookie year with 93 tackles, three sacks, two interceptions and two forced fumbles if he is indeed done for the season. It was a fairly good showing for the fourth-round pick, who should be back in at least competition for a prominent role with the Bucs come 2016.