Brown agrees to one-year deal with Buccaneers, per report

Antonio Brown apparently will reunite with Tom Brady after all.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers agreed to a one- year deal Friday with the four-time AllPro wide receiver, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported. The team was set to host Brown on a visit Saturday, according to multiple reports.

Brown ,32, has not played in the NFL since Week 2 of last season. He was released by the New England Patriots last September, one day after Sports Illustrated reported he sent threatening text messages to a former trainer who alleged Brown had assaulted her on three separate occasions.

Brown is serving an eight-game suspension f or multiple violations of the NFL's personal conduct policy. He could still face further punishment from the league as it continues to look into the allegations made in a lawsuit by his former trainer.

So long as he completes

COVID-19 testing without any issues and completes his suspension without further puni shment, Brown would first be available to the Buccaneers for a Nov. 9 contest against the New Orleans Saints.

SAINTS: Wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders has tested positive for COVID19 and Michael Thomas remained unable to practice on Friday because of a recent hamstring injury. Neither will be able to play Sunday against Carolina. Thomas, the 2019 AP Offensive Player of the Year after setting an NFL record with 149 catches in a season, was listed as out on the Saints' final injury report of the week. He has not played since the season opener.

BENGALS: Running back Joe Mixon is out with a foot injury and won't play Sunday against the Cleveland Browns. The former Oklahoma running back injured his right foot in the first half of last week's game with the Indianapolis Colts.

WASHINGTON: Quarterback Dwayne Haskins was fined by the team for breaking COVID-19 protocols.vESPN reported Haskins was fined $4,833 for making a reservation for a family friend at the team hotel last weekend when Washington visited the New York Giants, which is against the rules. The 2019 first-round pick was demoted from starter to third string after three consecutive losses dropped Washington to 1-3 and has been inactive since.