Bruce Arians said Brown (ankle) won’t participate in Friday’s practice.
That was the least of anybody’s concern on this day as many wanted to know what he thought about Brown being accused of obtaining a fake COVID-19 vaccination card to avoid the NFL’s COVID-19 protocols while also expressing concerns over what effects the shots would have on his body.
The Buccaneers head coach did not seem very concerned on the matter.
“None whatsoever,” Arians told reporters. “We did our due diligence. The league will do theirs. The statement says everything. I really don’t think it’s a story and it has nothing to do with the Giants game.”
The accusations come from Brown’s personal chef Steven Ruiz, who said via the report that Brown was showing him fake vaccination cards he had purchased and was initially offered $500 if he can get them for the receiver.
Ruiz also stated that Tom Brady’s personal trainer Alex Guerrero went to Brown’s house the same night to assist Brown with his recovery from knee surgery. He also allegedly took a picture of Brown’s vaccination card, but may have been unaware the card was fake. Part of the team protocols include trainers like Guerrero submitting the pictures of vaccination cards to the team for verification.
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In the meantime, the Buccaneers released an official statement on Browns’s situation:
“After an extensive educational process conducted throughout our organization this past offseason highlighting the benefits of the COVID-19 vaccines, we received completed vaccination cards from all Tampa Bay Buccaneers players and submitted the required information to the NFL through the established process in accordance with the league policy,” the team said. “All vaccination cards were reviewed by Buccaneers personnel and no irregularities were observed.”
Brown’s injury has kept him out of action since Week 6.
