Tampa Bay Buccaneers seven-time Pro Bowler Antonio Brown is one of three players suspended for three games for violating NFL-NFLPA COVID-19 protocols.
The Buccaneers wide receiver along with team-mate Mike Edwards and free agent John Franklin III, if signed by a club, have each been suspended without pay for the next three games.
The NFL said in a statement that all three players had accepted their sanctions and waived their right of appeal. All three have since been vaccinated.
The NFL and NFLPA said in a joint statement: "The health and safety of players and personnel is our top priority. The protocols were jointly developed working with our respective experts to ensure that we are practicing and playing football as safely as possible during the ongoing pandemic.
"The NFL-NFLPA jointly reinforce their commitment and further emphasize the importance of strict adherence to the protocols to protect the well-being of everyone associated with the NFL."
Brown's former personal chef claimed last month that the wide receiver had obtained a fake COVID-19 vaccination card during the offseason.
The wide receiver had been expected to miss Tampa Bay's next two games due to an ankle injury that has kept him out since Week 7.
Brown has 29 receptions for 418 yards and four touchdowns in five games this NFL season.