Antonio Brown: Tampa Bay Buccaneers participant banned for misrepresenting vaccination standing

Tampa Bay Buccaneers extensive receiver Antonio Brown is one in every of 3 avid gamers to be disciplined for misrepresenting their Covid-19 vaccination standing.

Tampa Bay protection Mike Edwards and unfastened agent John Franklin III, who was once waived by way of the Bucs in August, had been passed the similar sanction.

All 3 avid gamers have waived their proper of attraction, the NFL stated.

A seven-time Professional Bowler with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Brown went directly to play just one sport throughout stints with the Oakland Raiders and New England Patriots in 2019.

He served an eight-game suspension for “a couple of violations” of the league’s private habits coverage earlier than becoming a member of Tampa Bay in October 2020.

Brown, who has been sidelined with damage since October, and Edwards can be eligible to go back for the Bucs on 26 December, when the present NFC South leaders talk over with the Carolina Panthers.

If re-signed by way of a membership, Franklin can be ineligible for his subsequent 3 video games.

The NFL Gamers Affiliation represented the avid gamers all the way through a joint NFL-NFLPA assessment into the allegations, which discovered the trio had violated the protocols.

“The well being and protection of avid gamers and body of workers is our best precedence,” the NFL and NFLPA stated in a joint commentary.

“The NFL-NFLPA collectively improve their dedication and additional emphasise the significance of strict adherence to the protocols to offer protection to the well-being of everybody related to the NFL.”