NFL suspends Bucs’ Antonio Brown for misrepresenting vaccination status

• Wide receiver accused of obtaining fake vaccine card
• Player's attorney says his client is vaccinated

Antonio Brown and two other NFL players have been suspended immediately for three games by the league for violating Covid-19 protocols.

The Tampa Bay wide receiver and teammate Mike Edwards were suspended on Thursday. Free agent John Franklin III, if signed by a team, is also ineligible to play in the next three games. All three players have accepted the discipline and waived their right of appeal. The suspensions are effective immediately.