TAMPA, Fla. - The NFL announced the suspension of two current Tampa Bay Buccaneers players and one former Bucs player for violating the league's COVID-19 protocols."Tampa Bay's Antonio Brown and Mike Edwards have each been suspended without pay for the next three games," a statement from the NFL read.Free agent John Franklin III, if signed by a team, is also ineligible to play in the next three games.
The defensive back last played for the Bucs in 2019.Mike Edwards, left, and Antonio Brown, right (Photos: Abbie Parr/Mitchell Leff via Getty Images) 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.