Antonio Brown received good news on Tuesday: his knee injury is not significant enough to guarantee he will miss Sunday’s NFC championship game.
An MRI on Brown’s knee did not reveal any serious problems, and he is considered in the day to day before the appearance of Tampa Bay in the conference title game, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported.
Brown threw 27 offensive shots in the Buccaneers’ Divisional Round win over Saints last Sunday, losing most of the second half due to a knee injury. Without him, Tom Brady turned to reserves Tyler Johnson and Scott Miller to continue moving the ball in a game that Tampa Bay won.
Brown’s late arrival saw a steady increase in production in the final weeks of the regular season, and he scored a touchdown in the Bucs’ victory over Washington. Brown has four touchdowns in the season, scoring at least one in each of Tampa Bay’s games, from Week 15 to Wild Card Weekend. Their presence can be an incentive for Buccaneers, who are trying to reach the Super Bowl LV and become the first team to play in a Super Bowl at their stadium.