{"id":1078215,"date":"2021-12-02T20:44:03","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T01:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1078215"},"modified":"2021-12-02T20:44:07","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T01:44:07","slug":"antonio-brown-2-others-suspended-for-violating-covid-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/antonio-brown-2-others-suspended-for-violating-covid-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Antonio Brown, 2 Others Suspended for Violating COVID Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fantonio-brown-2-others-suspended-for-violating-covid-rules%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1078215&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Antonio Brown and two other NFL players have been suspended immediately for three games by the league for violating COVID-19 protocols.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Raw-slyvem-0 bPNrMH\" readability=\"25\">\n<p>The Tampa Bay wide receiver and teammate Mike Edwards were suspended Thursday. Free-agent John Franklin III, if signed by a team, is also ineligible to play in the next three games.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"Raw-slyvem-0 bPNrMH\" readability=\"8\">\n<p>All three players have accepted the discipline and waived their right of appeal. The suspensions are effective immediately.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/antonio-brown-of-the-tampa-bay-buccaneers-warms-up-prior-to-the-game-picture-id1345845424\" alt=\"Antonio Brown of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers warms up prior to the game against the Miami Dolphins at Raymond James Stadium on October 10, 2021 in...\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Raw-slyvem-0 bPNrMH\" readability=\"24\">\n<p><em>TAMPA, FLORIDA \u2013 OCTOBER 10: Antonio Brown #81 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers warms up prior to the game against the Miami Dolphins at Raymond James Stadium on October 10, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The NFL Players Association, which developed the protocols along with the league, represented the three players during a review of the recent allegations that players misrepresented their vaccination status. Brown, Edwards, a cornerback, and Franklin, a defensive back who last played for the Bucs in 2019, were found in violation of the protocols.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/healthcare-worker-prepares-a-dose-of-sinovac-coronavac-covid19-at-a-picture-id1356589072\" alt=\"Healthcare worker prepares a dose of Sinovac CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine at a rural village on December 01, 2021 in Aringay, La Union province,...\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Raw-slyvem-0 bPNrMH\" readability=\"13\">\n<p><em>(Ezra Acayan\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe health and safety of players and personnel is our top priority,\u201d the NFL and NFLPA said in a joint statement. \u201cThe protocols were jointly developed working with our respective experts to ensure that we are practicing and playing football as safely as possible during the ongoing pandemic. 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Antonio Brown and two other NFL players have been suspended immediately for three games by the league for violating COVID-19 protocols. 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