The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have not been playing with their full complement of offensive players. Antonio Brown missed a handful of games with injury. Then, Brown was suspended by the Buccaneers for violating the NFL-NFLPA COVID-19 protocols. He reportedly misrepresented his vaccination status and provided a fake vaccine card.
It was thought that Brown might be done playing football with the Buccaneers. That might not be the case. Antonio Brown posted a video on Instagram Friday with him at the Bucs practice facility, in practice gear.
The Athletic's Bucs reporter tweeted out an image from the video. It certainly appears as though the team does not expect to cut Brown this season.
Tom Brady and the Buccaneers offense took a slight hit initially, but has got used to playing without Brown. They once again look like one of the best offenses in the league. But if Antonio Brown returned to the Bucs offense, they would have an embarrassment of riches once again.
Prior to Brown's injury, he formed a trio of unstoppable receivers alongside Mike Evans and Chris Godwin. Brown actually led the team in targets prior to his injury after Week 5 with 42. He turned those targets into 29 receptions for 418 yards and four touchdowns. He still leads the team in receiving yards per game with 83.6.
Not only does Tom Brady have an assortment of wide receivers to throw to, but he also has Rob Gronkowski in top form. In eight games this season, Gronkowski has almost 500 yards receiving and six touchdowns.
Leonard Fournette has been one of the league's most productive running backs. He has been great both rushing and receiving.
If Brown does return to the Bucs this season, the rest of the league is going to have an extremely difficult time getting this offense off of the field.