So what will the Bucs do with Antonio Brown now?
The often controversial WR was suspended three games for violating the NFL-NFLPA COVID-19 protocols. The league and players’ union found that Brown was among three players who misrepresented their vaccination statuses. A former personal chef of Brown’s said earlier this month that the wide receiver had obtained a fake COVID-19 vaccination card over the summer.
He put his teammates at risk, made a fool of his head coach and embarrassed the entire Tampa Bay organization.
The Buccaneers made the decision last season that they could live with the alleged sexual misconduct, harassment and assault claims against Brown when they signed him last October.
Now that he has been disciplined, an old quote from Bruce Arians is making the rounds again.
In November 2020, Arians stated that Brown was on a strict “one strike and you’re out” policy with the Buccaneers.
“He’s been a model citizen,” Arians told SiriusXM at the time. “If and when he’s not, we’ll move on. He knows that. Our team knows that. I don’t really think we’re going to have any problems. We haven’t had any so far and I really would not anticipate any.”
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“He screws up one time, he’s gone.”
The Buccaneers have not released Brown in the wake of this scandal.
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.
I guess winning the Super Bowl with him has changed the mind of Arians and the Bucs’ front office.
