Antonio Brown Facing Punishment For Violating Media Policy After Ducking Reporters After Game

Antonio Brown had a spectacular day on Sunday and somehow he still caused controversy.

During the 43-0 victory over the Miami Dolphins — Brown hauled in 4 catches for 56 yards and 1 touchdown.

.@TomBrady finds @AB84 for a 20-yard touchdown. #GoPats #NEvsMIA

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— NFL (@NFL) September 15, 2019

Antonio Brown in his Patriots debut:

➖ 4 catches (team-high)
➖ 56 yards (team-high)
➖ Touchdown
➖ 43-0 win pic.twitter.com/v6w6YOLnLa

— B/R Gridiron (@brgridiron) September 15, 2019

After the game, Brown made his exit from the locker room without speaking with any reporters.

Antonio Brown is out of the locker room, his locker cleared out and the name plate taken down, before media was allowed into the locker room

— Ben Volin (@BenVolin) September 15, 2019

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Antonio Brown has “already left” so there will be no postgame comments from him.

— Tom E. Curran (@tomecurran) September 15, 2019

That presents a problem because he now faces punishment for violating the league’s mandatory media policy.

1. POST-GAME ACCESS – After a reasonable waiting period, defined as 10-12 minutes maximum after the completion of the game and the players have entered the locker room, the home and visiting team locker room areas will be opened to all accredited media with immediate access to all players and the head coach.

FWIW, here are the sections of the NFL's Media Access policy relevant to Brown's situation. pic.twitter.com/5gEm284nAL

— Andrew Callahan (@_AndrewCallahan) September 15, 2019

I’m quite sure the Patriots had him exit to avoid answering any questions about the lawsuit brought against him for sexual assault.