Antonio Brown #81 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers runs with the ball in opposition to Rodney McLeod #23 of the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Monetary Area on October 14, 2021 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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The NFL mentioned Thursday that it had suspended Tampa Bay Buccaneers vast receiver Antonio Brown and two different gamers for 3 video games with out pay for mendacity about their Covid-19 vaccination standing.
Brown, Buccaneers security Mike Edwards and free agent John Franklin III all accepted their self-discipline and waived their proper of enchantment after a probe through which they had been represented by the gamers’ union, the NFL mentioned in a press release.
“That evaluation supported these allegations and located that the three gamers violated the protocols,” the NFL mentioned.
The NFL didn’t present further particulars on the probe.
Brown’s vaccination standing was first questioned final month when the Tampa Bay Instances alleged he had paid for pretend coronavirus vaccine playing cards earlier than coaching camp.
“The well being and security of gamers and personnel is our high precedence,” the NFL and NFL Gamers Affiliation mentioned in a joint assertion Thursday.
“The protocols had been collectively developed working with our respective consultants to make sure that we’re training and enjoying soccer as safely as potential throughout the ongoing pandemic.”
“The NFL-NFLPA collectively reinforce their dedication and additional emphasize the significance of strict adherence to the protocols to guard the well-being of everybody related to the NFL.”
The Buccaneers mentioned Thursday that it’ll proceed to implement all NFL-NFLPA Covid-19 protocols
“We respect the League’s well timed dealing with of this matter and acknowledge the significance of the well being and security protocols which were established,” the workforce mentioned in a press release Thursday.
