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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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.<a href=”https://twitter.com/NFL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@NFL</a> Suspends Three Players for Violating NFL-<a href=”https://twitter.com/NFLPA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@NFLPA</a> COVID-19 Protocols: <a href=”https://t.co/IZRlpAsJTe”>https://t.co/IZRlpAsJTe</a> <a href=”https://t.co/g0QVRu42Hf”>pic.twitter.com/g0QVRu42Hf</a>

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 TimesRick 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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