Antonio Brown to reportedly rejoin Bucs on Monday

Huge receiver Antonio Brown’s three-match suspension for violating the joint NFL-NFLPA COVID-19 protocol ends Monday, and when it does, he is anticipated to return to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in accordance to NFL Community’s Ian Rapoport.

Upfront of Week 13, the NFL handed down three-match suspensions to Brown, Bucs cornerback Mike Edwards and completely free agent cornerback John Franklin III for “misrepresenting” their COVID-19 vaccine standing. All 3 acknowledged the suspension and waived their correct to enchantment. 

The NFL didn’t launch any official info of those violations, however Brown’s “misrepresentation” may need stemmed from a November report within the Tampa Bay Cases that alleged Brown skilled obtained counterfeit COVID-19 vaccine playing cards simply earlier than coaching camp. Brown’s dwell-in chef on the time delivered textual content material messages to the Moments that allegedly confirmed Brown and his girlfriend speaking about acquiring phony vaccination playing cards from the chef, Steven Ruiz. Ruiz reported that Brown procured the playing cards a a number of week after that dialogue took put.

When Brown might rejoin the workers, we could probably not see him on the topic for the remainder of the conventional season. His a single-yr contract with the Bucs consists of a $333,333 incentive when he hits 5 getting touchdowns, and he for the time being stands at 4. Moreover, the Bucs have been doing simply fantastic devoid of him. Brown remaining appeared in a online game in 7 days 6, and the Bucs have obtained 5 of the 7 video games they’ve carried out as a result of reality then, and are on a four-recreation worthwhile streak.