Bucs’ Antonio Brown, Mike Edwards Suspended for Misrepresenting Vaccination Status
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The NFL suspended Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown and safety Mike Edwards for three games each for misrepresenting their COVID-19 vaccination status and violating the league’s health and safety protocols.
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Free-agent wideout John Franklin III will be subject to a three-game ban as well if he signs with an NFL team.
A former personal chef for Brown had alleged to the Tampa Bay Times‘ Rick Stroud the seven-time Pro Bowler purchased a fake vaccine card.
This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.
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