NEW YORK (AP) — Santonio Holmes won’t make his Jets regular-season debut until Week 5 of the regular season after the NFL suspended him earlier in the day without pay for the first four games for violating the league’s substance abuse policy.

“We understood that was part of it, but we just felt like even with that, it was worth it,” general manager Mike Tannenbaum said.

Holmes, the 2009 Super Bowl MVP, is eligible to participate in the team’s offseason program and in all preseason  games.

Holmes is coming off his best season, with 79 catches for 1,248 yards and five touchdowns.

“To go back down the same road, make the mistakes, won’t be accepted,” Holmes said.

• Dennis Waszak