Brandon Browner's appeal of an indefinite suspension for violating the league's substance-abuse policy was denied, but the Seattle Seahawks cornerback isn't going down without a fight as he could be gearing up for a legal battle against the National Football League.
According to ProFootballTalk.com, the agent of Browner said that they will continue their fight against the league after it was announced that his appeal wasn't upheld on Wednesday, and that they are even willing to get into a legal battle by suing the league if their other methods to fight the ban aren't successful.
"We will continue to exhaust all administrative remedies," Browner's agent Peter Schaffer told the website. "If not successful, we will sue the living daylights out of the league."
Browner took to his official Twitter account after the announcement was made on Wednesday that he was indefinitely suspended, and sent out a lengthy tweet that implied it was the end of his run with the Seahawks:
I want to thank the Seahawks organization for the incredible opportunity they gave me when they took a ... (more) https://t.co/036lrICZRE
— Brandon Browner (@bbrowner27) December 19, 2013
Browner maintained his innocence in the tweet: "Although I disagree with the circumstances surrounding my suspension, I accept responsibility for all of my actions and I apologize for any that causes any unflattering reflections of my family and the Seahawks," Browner said in the statement. "I believe in my innocence and will continue to fight with all legal resources available to me to. Go Hawks!!!"
ESPN reports that earlier Wednesday Browner turned down an offer from the league to reduce the ban by nearly three months.
Browner was suspended for obstructing the league's substance-abuse policy for the second time in two seasons after he was banned last year for four games due to violating the league's policy on performance enhancing substances. Teammate and fellow cornerback Walter Thurmond is serving the final week of a four-game suspension for violating the league's substance-abuse policy as well.
Browner has not played for the Seahawks since being sidelined on Nov. 10 in a game against the Atlanta Falcons.
Browner is in his third season with the Seahawks and made the Pro Bowl in 2011 when he recorded six interceptions. He had one interception this season prior to the injury and suspension. He's set to become a free agent at the end of the season.
The Seahawks (12-2) are a favorite to make it to the Super Bowl, but if they do, they'll do so without Browner.
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