LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Chicago Bears receiver Alshon Jeffery accepted responsibility for his four-game suspension for violating the NFLs policy against performance-enhancing drugs and acknowledged letting down the team on Wednesday.He said the Bears (3-10) likely would have won a few more games had he been playing. They dropped three of four in his absence and will host Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers (7-6) on Sunday.Asked if he let down the team, Jeffery responded, Most definitely.With an expiring contract, Jeffery has three games left to regain the trust of the team and the front office. That effort kicked into gear with his return to practice on Wednesday.I mean, just got to know what you put in your body, Jeffery said. I aint going to say it, but Im a part of the team. I want to say that I feel like if I was playing, some of those games we would have had a different outcome. We probably would have won.The team leader with 630 yards receiving, Jeffery is coming back on the heels of a 20-17 loss at Detroit that knocked Chicago out of playoff contention.He will be suiting up for the first time since a blowout loss at Tampa Bay on Nov. 13.The suspension was announced the following day, with the former Pro Bowl receiver posting on social media that he took a supplement for inflammation containing a substance banned by the NFL.Jeffery would not say Wednesday what he took or who recommended it.Like I said, Im going to own up to it and I accept the punishment, he said. At the end of the day, its my name on it, so Im moving forward with it. So it is what it is. I learned from it. Thats all I can say.Jeffery said the suspension surprised him and he attempted to appeal it. But ultimately, he felt there was nothing I can do about it.The suspension raised more questions about a receiver who was limited to nine games last season because of injuries.The inability to stay on the field just adds to the uncertainty surrounding Jeffery, who is playing for the $14.6 million franchise tag after he and the Bears were unable to agree to a long-term contract.Its not clear how the suspension will impact his negotiations in free agency -- with Chicago or other teams. If he is concerned about his value on the market, Jeffery would not say.Theres nothing I can do about it, he said. All I can do is try to work hard. Hopefully whatever happens at the end of this season is something good.Does he have anything to prove to Bears general manager Ryan Pace?I dont think Ive got nothing to prove to no one, he said. I just go out there and do my job and play football and play hard.Jeffery also insisted he is not concerned that the suspension will tarnish his reputation.At the end of the day people are going to say what theyre going to say about you regardless, he said. So whatever you guys want to say about me, Ill take it all in stride.Jeffery will have some catching up to do with quarterback Matt Barkley, who has started the past three games with Jay Cutler and Brian Hoyer injured.Barkley completed two passes to Jeffery after Hoyer broke his left arm in the loss at Green Bay on Oct. 20. But they have little experience playing together.Hes running routes Ive thrown before, so hes not a completely foreign route-runner to me, Barkley said.Its just some of the little things, getting used to putting it high on deep balls to where he can go up and get some of those deep balls or just how he does get in and out of some breaks on certain routes. Its not all that foreign if he sticks to his depths and what Im used to. We should be good to go.Jeffery said being away from the team was not easy. He said he focused on training, avoided social media and tried not to watch too much TV.I was excited to get back out there with my guys. I missed playing football, he said.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Doug Gilmour Jersey . Tuesdays surgery at Atlantas Piedmont Hospital was performed by Dr. Xavier Duralde and Hawks team physician Dr. Michael Bernot. Morgan Rielly Maple Leafs Jersey . In the response filed Wednesday to the complaint by 30-year-old Alexander Bradley, attorneys say the former University of Florida player is invoking his Fifth Amendment right that protects people from incriminating themselves. http://www.mapleleafsteamstoreonline.com/authentic-morgan-rielly-maple-leafs-jersey/ . 1 position. 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I dont think weve been perfect but we found a way to win.That is what Mrazek found important.This was a huge win on the road for us, Mrazek said. St. Louis is a very good team. You know in the first period we didnt play how we wanted to play but from that second half of the game, we were better.In the shootout, St. Louis first shooter, Alexander Steen, scored but then Vladimir Tarasenko, Kevin Shattenkirk, David Perron, Nail Yakupoc, Robby Fabbri, Patrick Burgland and Dmitrjij Jaskin all came up short.I still think we could have pulled off some more moves, some better moves to give us better scoring chances, Shattenkirk said. We need to bury our chances.Gustav Nyquist scored on Detroits second attempt but Nielsen, Dylan Larkin, Andreas Athanasiou, Tomas Tatar, Riley Sheehan and Darren Helm all missed.St. Louis had the better chances in overtime. Center Jaden Schwartz missed a wide-open net early in the extra session. Jori Lehtera was stopped on a breakaway midway through the period by Mrazek.We played really well and had a lot of good stuff but we dont finish, St. Louis coach Ken Hitchcock said. Weve got to look at whats working and whats not working. Youve got to finish at the end of the day.Were scoring one goal and getting points. Thats a hell of a feather in these guys caps but youre going to have score goals in this league.Fabbri was called for hooking with 19 seconds left but Detroit could not cash in. The Red Wings outshot the Blues 3-2 in the overtime.We found a way to grind it out, Detroit coach Jeff Blashill said. We had a big short-handed goal and it was big foor us to get the two points.ddddddddddddThe Blues and Red Wings have played to overtime in four of their last five meetings. The teams split their games last season with the road team winning each time.The Blues scored first at 2:31 of the second period on a goal by Shattenkirk. The puck came to Shattenkirk after Berglund won a faceoff. Shattenkirk sent in a wrist shot and the puck deflected in off the skate of Nielsen.Nielsen got it back for Detroit on a short-handed goal, tying the game 1-1 at 13:54. Helm got a loose puck at the top of the slot. He dropped the puck to the trailing Nielsen, who got around Shattenkirk and beat goalie Jake Allen with a backhand shot.St. Louis outshot the Red Wings 14-4 in a scoreless first period. Mrazek made two standout saves in the period, thwarting the Blues, who had a 23-15 shot advantage after two periods.Weve got to find a way to get wins, Allen said. Youre not going to win every single game in a shootout but that was a tough one tonight.Game notes Detroit LW Thomas Vanek sat out the game with a lower-body injury. The Red Wings listed him as day to day. ... LW Justin Abdelkader was back for the Red Wings after missing the last two games with a lower-body injury. ... Lehtera was back in the lineup after missing four games with an upper-body injury sustained in a 3-2 win against the New York Rangers on Oct. 15. To make a roster spot for Lehtra, the Blues put Magnus Paajarvi on waivers. ... Former Blues D Barret Jackman dropped the ceremonial first puck. Jackman spent 14 years in the NHL, 13 with the Blues. He signed a one-day contract to retire a Blue on Oct. 4 at Scottrade Center. Jackmans first game as a Blue was in a Stanley Cup playoff game against the Detroit Red Wings on April 14, 2002.UP NEXT:Red Wings: Will play visiting Boston Bruins on Saturday.Blues: Will play visiting Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. ' ' '