WR Antonio Brown reaches deal with Tampa Bay Bucs
Free agent wide receiver Antonio Brown reached a one-year agreement with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, ESPN reported Friday.
Brown reportedly had been in discussions with the Seattle Seahawks, too. According to the Houston Chronicle, Brown is scheduled to visit the Buccaneers on Saturday.
Brown is suspended through Week 8, after which he could join a team to bolster its receiving corps. The Buccaneers have several options at the position, including Mike Evans and Chris Godwin, but have been dogged by injuries this season.
If the deal is finalized and Brown clears the NFL’s coronavirus protocols, he could be on the field for Tampa Bay in Week 9, a Sunday night home game against the New Orleans Saints on Nov. 8.
Tampa Bay quarterback Tom Brady and Brown were briefly teammates last season in New England. The Patriots kept Brown for just one game after his short tenure with the then- Oakland Raiders.
Brown, 32, has been a free agent since September 2019, when the Patriots released him after one game following allegations of sexual assault and sending intimidating text messages to an accuser. Those allegations led to an NFL investigation.
In June 2020, Brown was sentenced to two years’ probation, ordered to undergo a psychological evaluation and enroll in a 13-week anger management course by a Florida court after pleading no contest to an assault charge unrelated to the allegations of sexual assault.
RIVERA ON VERGE OF FINAL CANCER TREATMENT >> Washington coach Ron Rivera will have his last treatment for a form of skin cancer on Monday, two months after being diagnosed.
Rivera learned in Aug ust he had squamous cell carcinoma, which is considered very treatable when caught as early as his was. The 58-year- old missed some practice time but no games while undergoing treatments, and has been told his long- term prognosis is good.
“I met with both doctors this week on Tuesday and Thursday,” Rivera said. “They both are very positive about the progress I’ve made. So, so far so good. I’ve got followups, check- ups and scans still left to do. What I’ve been told is it’s headed in the right direction.”
Doctors scheduled Rivera to receive IV fluids at halftime of games to keep him hydrated.
AP SOURC E: WA S H I N G - TON QB FINED >> Washington quarterback Dwayne Haskins was fined by the team for breaking COV ID - 1 9 prot o c ols , a c - cording to a person with knowledge of the decision.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Friday because the team does not announce internal discipline. ESPN repor ted Haskins was fined $ 4,833 for making a reservation for a family friend at the team hotel last weekend when Wa shing ton v isited the New York Giants, which is against the rules.
PETE CARROLL ON MEND >> The Seattle Seahawks have someone whose name went unlisted on their injur y repor t for Sunday night’s game at Arizona but who is hurting nonetheless: head coach Pete Carroll.
Carroll underwent arthroscopic knee surgery during Seattle’s bye last week, then pushed himself too much at work this week to the point he was using a golf cart and a cane to get around at practice the past couple of days.
Carroll said he’ll be fine for Sunday’s game and doesn’t believe he will need any special precautions on the sideline. He just might not be moving as fast as normal.
“My rehab was going really well and then, if you can imagine this, I overdid it a little bit too much,” Carroll said Friday. “And not that I wasn’t warned f r om ever ybody that knows me.”
One player who was listed on Seattle’s injury report was safety Jamal Adams, who will miss his third straight game with a groin injury.
SANDERS TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID >> New Orleans Saints receiver Emmanuel Sanders has tested positive for COVID-19 and Michael Thomas remained unable to practice on Friday because of a recent hamstring injury. Neither will be able to play Sunday against Carolina.
GIANTS TRADE LINEBACKER >> The New York Giants have traded linebacker Markus Golden to the Arizona Cardinals for a sixthround draft pick in 2021.