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With facing accusations of sexual a sault stemming , there's a chance that he could mi s multiple games while the NFL investigates the matter.According , the league is considering the po sibility of placing Brown on the commi sioner's exempt list. If that were to happen, the ' new receiver would be ineligible to play for every week that he's on the list, although he would still receive a paycheck since the list is Mitch Garver Jersey considered a form of paid leave. Brown signed a on Monday.For those not familiar with the commi sioner's exempt list, here's a brief description of it from.The Exempt List is a special player status available to clubs only in unusual circumstances. The List includes those players who have been declared by the Commi sioner to be temporarily exempt from counting within the Active List limit. Only the Commi sioner has the authority to place a player on the Exempt List; clubs have no such authority, and no exemption, regardle s of circumstances, is automatic. The Commi sioner also has Max Kepler Jersey the authority to determine in advance whether a player's time on the Exempt List will be finite or will continue until the Commi sioner deems the exemption should be lifted and the player returned to the Active List.Basically, it gives Roger Goodell the power to sideline a player without hurting the player's team during highly unique situations ( and were both placed on the list in 2014). Eddie Rosario Jersey If Brown were to be placed on the list, he wouldn't count against the Patriots' 53-man roster.In the lawsuit, Brown is accused of sexually a saulting a female acquaintance, Britney Taylor, on three separate occasions. Although Brown's legal team has admitted that the two had a sexual relationship, his camp maintains that everything was consensual between Brown and Taylor. The league hasn't yet decided if Brown will be placed on the list, but the Patriots should have a better idea of what's going to happen at some point over the next 24 hours. League executives are expected to meet on Wednesday at NFL headquarters and there will likely be more clarity on Brown's situation after that meeting.It's po sible Brown could play on Sunday against the and then go on the list next week. It's also po sible that Brown won't be put on the list at all or face any po sible punishment until after the league has had a chance to seriously look into things.If Brown is placed on the list, he wouldn't be allowed to attend games or practices, but he would still be permitted Justin Morneau Jersey to attend meetings and get any medical treatment he Jorge Polanco Jersey might need at the team facility. The Patriots announced on Tuesday night that that they wouldn't be commenting on the Brown situation until the NFL has had a chance to complete its investigation."The league informed us that they will be investigating," the teams said. "We will have no further comment while that investigation takes place."Although Brown hasn't been hit with any criminal charges and faces no jail time -- remember, this is a civil lawsuit -- the NFL can still punish him for a potential violation of the league's personal conduct policy, which means that he could eventually be suspended if the league finds the lawsuit to be credible.