Cardinals' Kyler Murray offers support for teammate DeAndre Hopkins amid 6-game ban: 'We got you family'

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Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray expressed his support for teammate DeAndre Hopkins after the wide receiver was suspended for six games for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing drug policy.

The star wide receiver received the ban on Monday, and hours after he released a statement explaining his actions, Murray offered some words of support on Twitter.

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Charles Harris #53 of the Detroit Lions tackles Kyler Murray #1 of the Arizona Cardinals during the first quarter at Ford Field on December 19, 2021 in Detroit, Michigan. (Emilee Chinn/Getty Images))

"Hop’s character has never been in question… we got you family," Murray tweeted.

Hopkins said he was "confused and shocked" by his positive performance-enhancing drug test.

"In my 10-year NFL career, I have never tested positive for using performance enhancing drugs," the statement read.

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"To learn that my November test came back with trace elements of a banned substance, I was confused and shocked.

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray (1) and Arizona Cardinals wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins (10) chat during a game between the Arizona Cardinals and the Chicago Bears on December 5, 2021 at Soldier Stadium, in Chicago, IL. (Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"I am very mindful of what I put in my body and have always taken a holistic approach, so I am working with my team to investigate how this could’ve happened. But even as careful as I have been, clearly I wasn’t careful enough. For that I apologize to Cardinals fans, my