Skip to main content

New on SI: Antonio Brown Suspended for Eight Games for Violating NFL's Personal Conduct Policy

Brown received the suspension for multiple violations of the NFL's personal conduct policy.

Free-agent wide receiver Antonio Brown has received an eight-game suspension for multiple violations of the NFL's personal conduct policy.

Brown may sign with any team in free agency and would be eligible to participate in a club's preseason activities. His suspension would go into effect on Sept. 5, and he could return after a team's eighth game.

The NFL opened an investigation into Brown after a lawsuit was filed by his former trainer Britney Taylor alleging he sexually assaulted her on multiple occasions. In Septemeber 2019, Sports Illustrated released a story including a second account of sexual misconduct involving Brown. Brown med with the NFL in November as part of the investigation, and he has denied the accusations.

In June, Brown pled no contest to charges related to a moving truck battery case from earlier this year. In the alleged incident, Brown was accused of refusing to pay a $4,000 moving fee for a company that was delivering his items to Florida from his California home. The driver claimed Brown threw a rock at the moving truck and assaulted him. 

The NFL said Brown was directed to continue his program of counseling and treatment as part of the discipline. The league also advised the 32-year-old that any future violations of the personal conduct policy "will likely result in more significant discipline."

Brown missed most of the 2019 season after New England released him in September, and he has repeatedly stated his desire to return to the NFL. Now, he will miss half of the 2020 season under the suspension.

Labels:

Popular posts from this blog

New on SI: NFL Kickers Have Historically Bad Week With Record-Tying 12 Missed PATs

It's been a historically bad week for NFL kickers, with 12 missed PATs through the conclusion of Sunday's evening games. View the original article to see embedded media. Kickers in many ways have a thankless job. Make a kick, and often times nobody really cares. Miss one? Well, people won't stop bringing it up. The 2021 season has already established a new high-water mark in kicking with Ravens kicker Justin Tucker's NFL record-setting 66-yard field goal to beat the Lions in Week 3. Two weeks later, though, we might have established a new low point. Prior to kickoff on Sunday Night Football  between the Bills and Chiefs, kickers had missed a whopping 12 extra points in Week 5. That ties the league's Super Bowl era record set in Week 11 during the 2016 season, the year after the NFL moved PAT's back to the 15-yard line. Rams kicker Matt Gay got the train rolling on Thursday when he missed his first PAT attempt of the game in the third quarter. That set a ...
Read more

New on SI: Tom Brady 'Should Be Fine' for Thursday's Game vs. Eagles After Sustaining Thumb Injury

Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady said he sustained a thumb injury in the second quarter of Tampa Bay's 45-17 win against the Dolphins on Sunday. View the original article to see embedded media. Tom Brady arrived at Tuesday's press conference with his throwing hand wrapped but the Buccaneers quarterback said he doesn't "anticipate having a problem" ahead of Thursday night's game against the Eagles. Brady confirmed that he sustained the injury to his thumb in the second quarter of the Bucs' 45-17 win against the Dolphins on Sunday. The NFL's all-time passing yards leader went on to throw for more than 400 yards and five touchdowns in the same game for the first time in his career.  Despite the bulky appearance of the wrap, Brady said that the issue is "more discomfort" that should be gone in the next few days rather than a serious injury.  "It should be fine for Thursday," Brady said Tuesday . "... You deal with differen...
Read more

New on SI: Brett Favre on Aaron Rodgers' Future in Green Bay: 'I Think That Aaron Will Finish Somewhere Else'

Former Packers great Brett Favre said Aaron Rodgers was surprised by Green Bay's decision to draft Jordan Love. Former Packers legend Brett Favre believes that star quarterback Aaron Rodgers won't finish his career in Green Bay. "I think he will play somewhere else," the three-time MVP said Wednesday on the Rich Eisen Show. Favre said he was "very surprised" about the Packers' decision to select Utah State QB Jordan Love No. 26 overall in the 2020 NFL draft last Thursday, noting that the team's decision not to draft "any weapons that can help immediately" sends a "disrespect message" to the team's current quarterback. "He has every right to feel disrespected, if he is," Favre said of Rodgers. The former Packers great said he had talked recently with Rodgers.  "Let's just say [Rodgers is] surprised that they went in that direction," Favre explained. "It's not his job to mentor Jordan Lo...
Read more