Cushing (concussion) has been suspended 10 games for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing substances, Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Already set to miss Week 2 with a concussion, Cushing will now have to wait until Week 13 to play again. The Texans will look to rookies Zach Cunningham and Dylan Cole alongside Bernardrick McKinney, who last season supplanted Cushing as the IDP of choice from Houston's linebacking corps. Cushing was suspended four games for a PED violation in 2010.