NEW YORK (AP) Los Angeles Chargers center Max Tuerk was suspended Tuesday by the NFL for the first four games of the regular season for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances.

Tuerk won't be eligible to return to the Chargers' active roster until Oct. 2, the day after the Chargers' Week 4 game against the Philadelphia Eagles. He can participate in all preseason practices and games.

Tuerk was a third-round pick in 2016 out of USC but has yet to play a regular-season game with the Chargers.