The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have been notified by the NFL that two of their players have been suspended for three games for misrepresenting their vaccination status.
#Bucs WR Antonio Brown and Mike Edwards have each been suspended without pay for the next three games for misrepresenting their vaccination status under the NFL-NFLPA COVID-19 Protocol. They have accepted the discipline and waived their right of appeal.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 2, 2021
Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times was first to report that Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown had been accused of acquiring and using a fake vaccination card.
The full announcement https://t.co/iwV6LTFxa3
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 2, 2021
Both Antonio Brown (WR) and Mike Edwards (S) have accepted the decision and waived their right of appeal.
A statement from lawyer @seanburstyn, who represents Antonio Brown: pic.twitter.com/QruBfEZNBG
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 2, 2021
— Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) December 2, 2021
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