Antonio Brown suggests he’s not done with the NFL, after all

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Pretty much everything regarding Antonio Brown is subject to change.

Four days after announcing that he’d no longer play in the NFL, Brown has apparently contradicted himself, saying on Twitter: “I’m still the best why stop now.”

Of course, the continuation of Brown’s NFL career currently isn’t up to him. While multiple teams apparently have interest, no one seems to be willing to sign Brown while the NFL’s investigation is pending regarding claims of sexual assault and rape. It’s likely at this point that Brown won’t be offered a roster spot until the investigation ends and discipline, if any, is imposed.

If, ultimately, the NFL concludes that the claim that Brown forcibly raped Britney Taylor is true and accurate (unless a far lower standard of proof than the one used in criminal court), Brown may never be cleared to return to the NFL. While no player has been permanently banished under the Personal Conduct Policy, no player has been found responsible by the league for forcible rape.

116 responses to “Antonio Brown suggests he’s not done with the NFL, after all

  1. I’m shocked.
    Absolutely shocked, I tell ya.
    I thought for sure he was done.
    I mean, has he ever been untruthful before?

  2. If, as appears likely, no team is willing to sign Brown while his transgressions are being investigated, is it possible that the NFL will drag out their investigation for the rest of the year, thereby “suspending’ Brown for pretty much a whole season without actually suspending him?

    And people think Goodell is an idiot…

  3. Lets get smart about this and stop investigating a HE SAID / SHE SAID situation which is not being prosecuted and they NEGOTIATED resolution. The court filing is a legal strategy period. Unless she has Lewinsky-type evidence or witnesses not loyal to Brown, we will not know what actually happened. Am I defending him: NO — hes’s just not a nice human being.

    What the NFL should be investigating are the allegations he through furniture out a 14th floor window endangering the public (see the video, the stuff landed close to people) and that he stiffed his chef out of $48 K. Those are real happenings that bring disrepute upon him and the NFL. If you want him out, use those as the basis for mis-conduct.

  4. Dude is a straight head case!! Too much baggage. If Mr. Bill walks off the podium because of all the questions about you…..that about means you are done dee!!

  5. Must have found out they expect him to study and do home work at college this time around to pass!

  6. I hope we don’t have to spend the next five years hearing about how he was blackballed like we have with CK even though he also put himself in this situation where it’ll be hard/impossible to gain employment.

  7. I agree with Brown — He is the best at making guaranteed money disappear. Nobody does it better!

  8. Antonio Brown loves the attention and he loves the drama. He’d be perfect for a reality TV show, and would probably make more money. I seriously think that hit Vontaze Burfict put on him a couple years ago made him re-think playing football. He quit on Pittsburgh, Oakland, and New England. I don’t think he wants to play football. If he does want to play, and after all the dust settles, playing with Tom Brady gives him the best chance to stay healthy, as Brady doesn’t set up his receivers to take shots. Gives him the best chance to win that elusive super bowl too. But Brown’s words don’t carry much weight.

  9. So something I don’t quite understand here.
    Why does Ben Roethlisberger get a pass for the same thing AB is now being crucified for and on a whole lot less credible evidence?
    Hmmmmmm?
    I just wondering.

  10. There are several owners and GMs that don’t really care what the public thinks and selling tickets doesn’t matter, he will be back probably on a team like the Chiefs, Cowboys or Browns. Problem for him now is that at best he will get something close to league minimum, no guarantees and 1 year prove it deal, don’t think that will sit to well with AB.

    If Rae Carruth still could play a GM and owner would have been waiting at prison for him to get out and sign him to a contract…simply put, no matter how bad the person is, superior talent always supersedes everything else in the NFL.

  11. Call me cynical but my bet is BB and Brady are waiting for the investigation and allegations to run their course before resigning him (with a number of other teams calling his agent as well).

  12. Of course he isn’t. What else he could do? But the sad part is right now its not in his hands.

  13. Even if Brown beats the lawsuit, and the NFL concludes he did not violate any league rules, would teams still want to sign him? I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt up until the text messages to the painter. Unfortunately he has proven he can not behave himself or be trusted, even when presented with a very real opportunity to win a ring. Smart GMs will not sign this guy, ever. Brown’s only chance is to turn off all of his social media, get into counseling, and resurface next year as a “new man”. The odds of ALL of this happening are, maybe, .000001%
    His career is likely over.

  14. “and if not lets say some jail time.”

    You realize that you can’t get jail time from losing a civil suit? No?

    SMH

  15. He’s running a scam.

    Get signed by team with big signing bonus and guaranteed contract and then misbehave. Get cut. Keep signing bonus and fight through NFLPA to keep money .

    Got $30M from Raiders
    Got $15M from Patriots

    Who is the next sucker.

    He may wind up getting $100M this year to play minimum of three games. He will be highest paid receiver in NFL History.

    Suckers

  16. AB seems like a really intelligent person. I am sure he could find another job if the NFL doesn’t work. He must have quite the impressive resume…

  17. Bob. Just Bob. says:
    September 26, 2019 at 1:16 pm

    So something I don’t quite understand here.
    Why does Ben Roethlisberger get a pass for the same thing AB is now being crucified for and on a whole lot less credible evidence?
    Hmmmmmm?
    I just wondering.

    Ben didn’t get a pass, he served a suspension. And the cases were settled. Still waiting on the outcome of AB’s current lawsuits. In no way am I giving Ben a pass, just telling what happened. AB technically, has not been punished by the league, but released by two teams. Not just for these accusations, but for other antics. Talked his way out of Pittsburgh, threatened the Raiders GM and a myriad things just keep surfacing… hopefully he gets things settled, all this is unfounded, for all parties involved and everyone can move forward in a positive way..

  18. For starters, maybe AB should make amends with the 3 teams that he has already burned in the past six months. Apparently he thinks it is no harm no foul. Ask the teams if that is the way they see it….

  19. Regardless of his skills, it’s hard to believe any owner would want such a malignancy on their team now, or ever. Regardless of any league decision hand down.

  20. He ruined his shot at working with the Best QB ever so anywhere he lands is a step down. Brady turned Moss into a 1st ballot hall of famer and would have done the same for Brown had the man not screwed it up big time.

  21. Nothing he says means anything.

    To me, that’s the worst thing you can say about a man. Guess it doesn’t bother him though.

  22. Say what you want… AB is the best WR and somebody should have already signed him. I hope he comes back and plays. He hasn’t been convicted of anything.

  23. maybe he thinks he can play for his school again? I mean he is a student right? how else is he going to not fail classes?

  24. MidnightChimes says:
    September 26, 2019 at 1:22 pm
    He’s running a scam.

    Get signed by team with big signing bonus and guaranteed contract and then misbehave. Get cut. Keep signing bonus and fight through NFLPA to keep money .

    Got $30M from Raiders
    Got $15M from Patriots

    Who is the next sucker.

    He may wind up getting $100M this year to play minimum of three games. He will be highest paid receiver in NFL History.

    Suckers

    —————————-

    You do realize the Raiders didn’t pay him his signing bonus, and neither did the Pats. He’s filing a grievance against the Pats, but that’ll probably go the Pats way.

    Raiders got out scot free…minus the draft picks.

  25. I don’t think the NFL can or will await the outcome of a civil suit. It most likely will end in a confidential settlement, and if not there will be no proclamation of innocence or guilt in the end. I think the NFL will decide whether to place him on the exempt list and/or punish him based solely on their investigation and he’s not currently in the NFL so they are in no rush to respond. Of course any new information, like a criminal charge, would prompt a different response.

  26. What a shock. I wonder if reality set in and he became aware of his financial future. Maybe he should get his life in order first. Just a thought.

  27. Here is the chicken and egg problem that lies within Antonio Brown’s potential return to the NFL. He isn’t currently an NFL player or employee, so the league can continue the investigation, if the chose since the people are are claiming to be his victims have already either contact or cooperated with the NFL. But how can they impose any form of discipline until Brown returns in some form as an employee with the NFL? I am not sure if they can legally ban or suspend a person who isn’t playing for a club or employed in any capacity by the league. So if one of the supposed interested teams (I believe the source for this is Brown’s agent) wants to engage in a contract with Brown they might have to do so with being blind to what ultimate punishment he might receive.

    Say the Chiefs (Andy Reid seems to have the lowest morale requirement of any coach) signs him to a 1 year prove it deal for a base of $1 million and a bonus of say $7 million. Well the league may very well turn around and suspend or expel Brown due to the conclusion of their internal investigation. I don’t think the NFL can legally release their findings in an investigation of a person that isn’t currently associated with the NFL in any way.

  28. You can’t fix stupid. This guy has no common sense and it is abundantly clear he has some major issues. He needs to be in prison or a hospital depending how his legal problems go.

  29. “His every action is textbook bipolar disorder behavior. He honestly needs mental help.”

    I don’t know about the first statement, but the latter one is certainly true

  30. I hope AB is back playing soon for the Mean Machine. Give him a 15 year guaranteed contract no cut with meals, medical, housing and a free gym pass.

  31. Translation – “I just got the bill from my attorney, being a headcase is really expensive.”

  32. AB will not go away until the media decides they are through with him. They won’t though, because clicks.

  33. Liberty City did some calculations and came up with this all by himself. I need more money for my legal defense. Good one AB.

  34. The NFL should be done with this character. You want to clean up league Brown has been nothing but a black eye for three years and really got black in last three months

  35. ringheadcrusher says:
    September 26, 2019 at 1:12 pm
    Uh. I’m pretty sure Aaron Hernandez was permanently banished?? One way or another.
    —————
    Actually suicide is the only crime I have ever seen the NFL take a consistent stance on.

  36. tylawspick6 says:
    September 26, 2019 at 1:04 pm
    Ummm, err, it doesn’t matter. The NFL doesn’t want you.

    Pitt created a monster.

    Pitt didn’t create that monster. That was done all by himself long before he even played in the nfl

  37. Bob. Just Bob. says:
    September 26, 2019 at 1:16 pm
    So something I don’t quite understand here.
    Why does Ben Roethlisberger get a pass for the same thing AB is now being crucified for and on a whole lot less credible evidence?
    Hmmmmmm?
    I just wondering.
    ———
    1. Mr. Roethlisberger was suspended for 6 games, without pay. (later reduced to 4).
    2. Mr Roethlisberger was thoroughly “crucified” by fans and the media. One poll in Pittsburgh in the summer of 2010 found that a majority of Steelers fans were in favor of trading/releasing him.

    Does that help you with understanding?

  38. Moondance says:
    September 26, 2019 at 2:20 pm
    I was really looking forward to reading his college term papers
    ________________________________________

    Well … he does have around $275,000 he can use to pay smarter people to write them for him. He probably can’t even sign his own name.

  39. Hopefully, no nfl team signs this evil untrustworthy criminal reprobate that rapes women, sexual assaults women, and stiffs people for money he owes for work he hired people to do. Antonio brown is a dirtbag that can’t be trusted, his word means nothing, and can’t be trusted to be left alone with women or children. The only place he belongs in, is prison or a psych ward mental hospital. Any team that signs him, are a disgrace, classless, shameless organization. That’s why nobody was surprised when the Patriots signed him. They’re the most classless, shameless, cheating organization of all time. I’d rather root for the worst team in the nfl and have zero superbowls, than root for a cheating disgraceful Patriots team that wins the superbowl every year. Patriots fans are classless shameless clowns, except for some of the old school fans who are more mature and hate the Patriots cheating ways since Bradys first year.

  40. theitalianarmy says:
    September 26, 2019 at 2:33 pm
    He is set to join Ray Rice in the permanently banned club.
    —————–
    Ray Rice got a 2 game suspension. Then the video was released. So far, no video regarding Mr. Brown.

  41. “Pitt created a monster”

    As did NE with AH. That was all BB’s doing. They knew what he was when they drafted him.

  42. Let’s not get complacent. Antonio Brown is not the best wide out. He has had a few spotlight catches – as he should being a pro in that position – but all he is, is good talent with mounting controversy. I think he is/will be a CTE subject

    My opinion

  43. “I’m still the best why stop now?” An argument could be made that you might not have been the best wide-receiver on your own team last year.

  44. It’s the XFL for you mister. Oh wait a minute, Vince McMahon & XFL Commish Oliver Luck won’t take in miscrient football players with police records. So to that I say SEE YA A.B., WOULDN’T WANT TO BE YA.

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