The Bucs (8-3) are 5-0 when he plays this season, 3-3 without him. He also sat out the team's Week 3 loss to the Los Angeles Rams after testing positive for COVID-19. The 33-year-old receiver, who has 29 catches for 418 yards and four touchdowns this season, has missed the past five games with an ankle injury. He helped the Bucs win the Super Bowl for the second time in franchise history. "We will continue to implement all league COVID-19 protocols."īrown joined Tampa Bay midway through last season after serving an eight-game suspension for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy. "We appreciate the league's timely handling of this matter and recognize the importance of the health and safety protocols that have been established," the statement read. The Buccaneers issued a brief statement in response to the league action. The NFL-NFLPA jointly reinforce their commitment and further emphasize the importance of strict adherence to the protocols to protect the well-being of everyone associated with the NFL." "The protocols were jointly developed working with our respective experts to ensure that we are practicing and playing football as safely as possible during the ongoing pandemic. "The health and safety of players and personnel is our top priority," the NFL and NFLPA said in a joint statement. SEE RELATED STORY: NFL Players Association believes teams aren't evaluating players on vaccination status Brown, Edwards, a cornerback, and Franklin, a defensive back who last played for the Bucs in 2019, were found in violation of the protocols. The NFL Players Association, which developed the protocols along with the league, represented the three players during a review of the recent allegations that players misrepresented their vaccination status.
The suspensions are effective immediately.
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Free agent John Franklin III, if signed by a team, is also ineligible to play in the next three games.Īll three players have accepted the discipline and waived their right of appeal. The Tampa Bay wide receiver and teammate Mike Edwards were suspended Thursday.
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