The report in The Tuscaloosa News provided no further details regarding the suspension, though it reportedly does not involve any institutional rules violations. Alabama has yet to confirm the report, though the report notes that it has appealed.
During his first spring news conference March 11, Alabama coach Nick Saban noted that Brown was “facing some suspensions.”
Brown, a junior, missed the Crimson Tide’s Cotton Bowl win over Michigan State after he was sent home early for an undisclosed violation of team rules. He also missed the national championship game against Clemson as a result of that suspension.