Analysis: Why Rodgers got fined and 3 Bucs got suspended

Green Bay Packers' Aaron Rodgers reacts as he walks off the field after an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021, in Green Bay, Wis. The Packers won 36-28. (AP Photo/Matt Ludtke)

FILE - Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown runs with the ball during an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Oct. 14, 2021, in Philadelphia. Brown and two other NFL players have been suspended immediately for three games by the league for violating COVID-19 protocols. Brown and teammate Mike Edwards were suspended Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. Free agent John Franklin III, if signed by a team, is also ineligible to play in the next three games. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

FILE - Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Mike Edwards (32) looks back after intercepting a pass by Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan and returning it for a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game Sept. 19, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. Buccaneers' Antonio Brown and two other NFL players have been suspended immediately for three games by the league for violating COVID-19 protocols. Brown and teammate Edwards were suspended Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. Free agent John Franklin III, if signed by a team, is also ineligible to play in the next three games. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken, File)