We will continue to implement all league COVID-19 protocols," the Buccaneers said in a statement Thursday. "We appreciate the League's timely handling of this matter and recognize the importance of the health and safety protocols that have been established. When people criticize you, there's no need to respond or worry."Ī day after Ruiz's initial allegation, Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians said the team did its "due diligence" in vetting players' vaccine cards, adding, "I really don't think it's a story." I learned to realize criticism is answered with achievement.
The country say, 'You're innocent until proven guilty,' but you're guilty till you show innocence, because anything someone says, everyone's already magnifying it, and if you come out and say anything, you just put yourself in deeper holes because now it's like. Ruiz declined to name the other player.īurstyn had denied that Brown obtained a fake vaccine card.īrown said Wednesday when asked about his vaccine card on the Richard Sherman Podcast, "That's the sad part. Ruiz told ESPN that Brown had obtained his fake vaccine card from a Buccaneers teammate. After Ruiz was unable to acquire a fake card for Brown, he said that a few weeks later the wide receiver showed him ones he had for himself and Moreau that Brown said he had purchased. The Bucs on Friday signed wide receiver Breshad Perriman to their active roster, agent Drew Rosenhaus told ESPN's Adam Schefter.Ĭhef Steven Ruiz said earlier this month that Brown had his girlfriend, model Cydney Moreau, reach out to him over the summer to obtain a fake vaccination card. Brown will be motivated, well rested, and in the best shape of his life when he returns in week 16."īrown was not expected to play in the next two games because of an ankle and heel injury that has kept him out since Week 7, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Wednesday.
Brown wrapped this up promptly and he will make the most of this time by treating his ankle injury," Burstyn said. "The NFL made its determination and, instead of going through the drawn out and distracting process of challenging the outcome, Mr. The league's investigation found that Brown brought a fake vaccination card with him to training camp, but shortly after he arrived someone told him having one could get him in trouble, so he made the decision to get vaccinated, sources told Graziano.īrown's attorney, Sean Burstyn, said in a statement that Brown "continues to support the vaccine for any person for whom it is appropriate." "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 league and players' union said in a statement. The NFL and NFLPA negotiated the length of the suspension ahead of Thursday's announcement, sources told ESPN's Dan Graziano.Īll three players are now vaccinated and admitted wrongdoing to the league in the investigative process, a source told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler. Both will be eligible to return to the Buccaneers' lineup for the team's Dec. All three players accepted their discipline and will not appeal, according to the NFL.īrown's and Edwards' suspensions are without pay. Also suspended for three games were Buccaneers backup safety Mike Edwards and free-agent wide receiver John Franklin III, whom Tampa Bay waived in August.
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