EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- wide receiver has appealed a pending Keita Bates-Diop Jersey three-game suspension for a repeat violation of the NFL's substance abuse policy.Simpson confirmed Tuesday that Vlatko CanCar Jersey he was absent from practice Monday to attend a hearing on his case at league headquarters in New York. Simpson said he "just told them the truth," but he acknowledged he was unsure whether his argument would persuade the NFL Mason Plumlee Jersey to reduce or eliminate any punishment.Simpson was arrested last November on suspicion of drunken driving when his sports car broke down on a Alex English Jersey freeway just outside of downtown Minneapolis. He pleaded guilty to carele s driving and refusing to submit to a chemical test, Markus Howard Jersey avoiding jail time for community service and two years of probation.Simpson served a three-game suspension to start the 2012 season.Copyright 2014 by The A sociated Pre s