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NEW YORK -- The NFL finally will have HGH testing, perhaps as early as the end of this month. And of more immediate impact -- this weekend -- the new performance-enhancing drug policy the league and players union agreed to Wednesday will allow the Broncos Wes Welker and two other suspended players to return to the field. Welker, Dallas Cowboys defensive back Orlando Scandrick and St. Louis Rams wide receiver Stedman Bailey had been suspended for four games. All can return Sunday under the new rules in which players who test positive for banned stimulants in the off-season will no longer be suspended. Instead, they will be referred to the substance abuse program. Players who test positive for banned stimulants during the season will continue to get four-game suspensions. "I said it was flawed and we got it fixed," said Welker, who tested positive for amphetamines in the off-season. "I think you know that just kind of goes to show it was flawed and its fixed now and we can move on from it." The league and union are also nearing an agreement on changes to the substance abuse policy. That could reduce Cleveland Browns receiver Josh Gordons season-long ban. Testing for HGH was agreed upon in 2011 when a new collective bargaining agreement ended the lockout of the players. But the players had balked at the science in the testing and the appeals process for positive tests. Under the new deal, appeals of positive tests in the PED program will be heard by third-party arbitrators jointly selected and paid for by the NFL and union. Appeals will be processed more expeditiously under altered procedures. The new rules also change the length of suspensions. Previously, all first-time violations of the performance-enhancing drug policy resulted in at least a four-game suspension. Now, use of a diuretic or masking agent will result in a two-game suspension. The punishment for steroids, in-season use of stimulants, HGH or other banned substances is four games. Evidence of an attempt to manipulate a test is a six-game suspension. A second violation will result in a 10-game ban, up from a minimum of eight games. A third violation is at least a two-year suspension. Before, the ban was at least a year. "We are talking about cleaning up our game and keeping a clean game," Scandrick said Wednesday. "We are not cleaning up our game if we are suspending guys for stimulants and not testing guys for human growth hormones." Rams coach Jeff Fisher said he will use Bailey on special teams and probably as a wideout. "It feels extremely good to be back here," Bailey said. "The first two weeks it was a dreadful feeling for me and Im just happy its all over now." Reps. Darrell E. Issa and Elijah E. Cummings, the chairman and ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, chipped in with their approval of the HGH testing: "This new HGH policy sends a clear message to NFL players, as well as student-athletes at the collegiate, high school, and youth levels, that HGH and other performance-enhancing drugs are highly dangerous and will not be tolerated in athletic competition," they said in a statement. Wilson Chandler Jersey . Her return engagement begins tonight as TSN presents Day 1 coverage of the 2015 event from Melbourne. Watch Eugenie Bouchards opening round match at the Australian Open live tonight on TSN5 at 3am et/Midnight pt. Trevor Booker Jersey . Chelsea ripped apart Hull inside 25 minutes at Stamford Bridge, with the early goals from Oscar and Frank Lampard securing a 2-0 victory. 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He also ran for 49 yards with a fourth-quarter touchdown. Other offensive candidates included New England quarterback Tom Brady, who would have won the award most weeks after completing 30-of-35 passes for 354 yards with five touchdowns in a 51-23 win over Chicago; Houston running back Arian Foster, who scored three touchdowns and rushed for 151 yards on just 20 carries in a 30-16 win over Tennessee; and Denver receiver Emmanuel Sanders, who caught nine passes for 120 yards and three touchdowns in a 35-21 win over San Diego. Defensive consideration went to Buffalo linebacker Preston Brown, who had nine tackles and an interception in a 43-23 win over the New York Jets; and Miami cornerback Brent Grimes, who also returned an interception for a touchdown. Dolphins defensive end Olivier Vernon was also nominated for the special teams award after a blocking a field goal in the win over the Jaguars. ' ' '