The NFL announced on Aug. 17 that it suspended New York Giants kicker Josh Brown one game for a violation of the league’s personal conduct policy.
Brown provided a statement to the team’s official site: “While I do not agree with the suspension, I will accept it. I have exhausted the appeals process and have no other options along those lines. I will continue to work hard for this team, and I have tremendous confidence in my teammates and in my ability to move on and contribute to the team.”
The NFL provided a statement on the suspension, per Adam Schefter of ESPN:
Giants owner John Mara said the following regarding Brown in a press conference during the team’s practice on Wednesday:
On Aug. 18, Brown said he disagreed with the suspension, as the incident happened a year ago and was dismissed five days later, per Paul Schwartz of the New York Post.
According to Seth Walder of the New York Daily News, Brown’s ex-wife Molly Brown “told police on the day of his arrest that the Giants kicker had been physically violent with her more than 20 times and that she had previously had a protection order against him.”
On Friday, ESPN’s Jordan Raanan reported Brown was cited for violating that protective order last summer.
According to ESPN’s Adam Caplan, Brown will lose $72,058 in salary and his $15,625 Week 1 roster bonus as a result of the suspension.
The league didn’t specify what warranted Brown’s one-game ban, but NJ.com’s James Kratch reported on Aug. 17 that the King County Sheriff’s Department arrested Brown in May 2015 on a misdemeanor domestic violence charge.
An unnamed victim called 911 from a house in Woodinville, Washington, where Brown and his wife reside. The victim had a small cut and redness on the wrist, according to the police report.
The Giants open their 2016 season on Sept. 11 at AT&T Stadium against the Dallas Cowboys.
They have another kicker, Tom Obarski, on the roster who could assume starting duties with Brown out for the first game. New York has time to watch Obarski over the preseason to determine whether a different replacement is necessary ahead of the regular-season opener.
