{"id":9370,"date":"2014-03-04T19:43:17","date_gmt":"2014-03-05T00:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nfl\/?p=9370"},"modified":"2014-03-04T19:43:17","modified_gmt":"2014-03-05T00:43:17","slug":"brandon-browner-reinstated-by-nfl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nfl\/2014\/03\/04\/brandon-browner-reinstated-by-nfl\/","title":{"rendered":"Brandon Browner reinstated by NFL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_6916\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6916\" style=\"width: 587px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nfl\/files\/2013\/11\/brandonbrowner.jpg\" alt=\"getty images\" width=\"587\" height=\"594\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6916\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nfl\/files\/2013\/11\/brandonbrowner.jpg 587w, http:\/\/tireball.com\/nfl\/files\/2013\/11\/brandonbrowner-296x300.jpg 296w, http:\/\/tireball.com\/nfl\/files\/2013\/11\/brandonbrowner-50x50.jpg 50w, http:\/\/tireball.com\/nfl\/files\/2013\/11\/brandonbrowner-32x32.jpg 32w, http:\/\/tireball.com\/nfl\/files\/2013\/11\/brandonbrowner-64x64.jpg 64w, http:\/\/tireball.com\/nfl\/files\/2013\/11\/brandonbrowner-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 587px) 100vw, 587px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6916\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">getty images<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nFree agent cornerback Brandon Browner has been reinstated by the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>Browner, 29, was initially suspended by the NFL for a year but that suspension has been dropped after Browner threatened to sue the league last week.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I received wonderful news today. The NFL has reinstated me, and I now have the opportunity to prove to the fans and my teammates how important this sport is to me. I realize now more than ever that being part of the NFL is not a right, but a privilege. I am grateful that Commissioner Goodell and my agent were able to resolve this issue in a positive, productive manner so I can continue my career, provide for my family, and help my team win a Super Bowl. Thank you to all who have gone out of their way to show their support. I will live up to your expectations of me.&#8221; tweeted Browner.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>I received wonderful news today. The NFL has reinstated me, and I now have&#10;the opportunity to (cont) <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/AG0Zbpxpgo\">http:\/\/t.co\/AG0Zbpxpgo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brandon Browner (@bbrowner27) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbrowner27\/statuses\/441005512289574912\">March 5, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Now reinstated Browner is free to sign with any team. He should have a decent market but may find it hard to land more than a one year deal with his off-the-field concerns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Free agent cornerback Brandon Browner has been reinstated by the NFL. Browner, 29, was initially suspended by the NFL for a year but that suspension has been dropped after Browner threatened to sue the league last week. &#8220;I received wonderful news today. The NFL has reinstated me, and I now have the opportunity to prove [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6916,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[425],"tags":[506,426,216,158],"coauthors":[4],"class_list":{"0":"post-9370","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","8":"tag-brandon-browner","9":"tag-front","10":"tag-nfl","11":"tag-seattle-seahawks"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9370"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9370\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6916"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9370"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=9370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}