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Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Cameron Sutton has been suspended eight games without pay for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy, the league announced Monday. He will be eligible to return Tuesday, Oct. 29, following the Steelers’ Week 8 game against the New York Giants. Sutton, 29, entered a pretrial diversion program in April to resolve a domestic violence case, according to court records. He had been charged with misdemeanor battery after he turned himself in to the Hillsborough County (Florida) Sheriff’s Office on March 31 after being wanted for weeks by police. The NFL said an investigation of the incident found that Sutton violated the personal conduct policy. Sutton is not appealing the punishment He was with the Lions at the time of his arrest, but Detroit released him after learning of the warrant for his arrest. At the time of his release by the Lions, Sutton was one year into a three-year, $33 million deal signed in 2023. Sutton started every game in his lone season in Detroit, recording 1 interception, 1 forced fumble and 50 tackles. The warrant was issued March 7 after police in Florida responded to a call at a house where Sutton allegedly battered a woman before fleeing the scene. He signed a one-year contract with the Steelers last month. Before signing with Detroit, Sutton had spent the first six years of his career in Pittsburgh and was a starting cornerback for the Steelers.