Bucs’ Antonio Brown Activated from Reserve/COVID-19 List Forward of Week 4 vs. Patriots
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers can beget Antonio Brown encourage for Sunday’s marquee matchup towards the New England Patriots.
The staff presented on Thursday that Brown has been activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list. NFL Community’s Ian Rapoport added Brown would possibly perhaps be on the self-discipline in Week 4.
Brown turned into once positioned on the COVID list on Sept. 23, making him unavailable for the workers’s Week 3 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.
Or now not it is unclear if Brown examined certain for the virus or turned into once deemed a high-risk stop contact of anyone who did test certain.
Head coach Bruce Arians told newshounds on Sept. 2 that all of the Bucs group, including gamers and coaches, has been completely vaccinated. They’re one among two NFL teams, along with the Atlanta Falcons, known to beget reached the 100 p.c vaccinated mark.
Brown is in his 2d season with Tampa Bay. The seven-time Pro Bowler joined the workers midway by technique of the 2020 campaign. He had 564 yards and 6 touchdowns on 53 receptions between the regular season and playoffs closing 12 months.
In the season opener towards the Dallas Cowboys, Brown had 121 receiving yards and one touchdown within the Bucs’ 31-29 victory. He had one rating for 17 yards in Week 2 towards the Atlanta Falcons.
This week’s sport between the Bucs and Patriots marks Tom Brady’s first sport encourage at Gillette Stadium since signing with Tampa Bay in March 2020.