Antonio Brown wants to retire as a Steeler

NFL: DEC 02 Chargers at Steelers
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Free-agent receiver Antonio Brown has drawn no interest this year, especially in light of his refusal to have surgery on his ankle until he gets a commitment from his team.

It appears that he’s thinking about not playing again, anywhere. He expressed out of the blue on Monday that he wants to retire as a member of the Steelers.

He later tweeted that he doesn’t want to play for the Steelers, that he just wants to retire in Pittsburgh.

It’s unclear whether this means he’s done playing and wants to sign a one-day contract now, or whether it’s an expression of his eventual intentions. Regardless, there’s been no talk about any team signing Brown, who was last seen being kicked off the field by former Bucs coach Bruce Arians after Brown, citing his ankle injury, refused to re-enter a game.

79 responses to “Antonio Brown wants to retire as a Steeler

  1. Good Grief, AB! Why did you have to go screw everything up for yourself?

  2. Pitt signing him to a 1 day contract so he can retire a Steeler is something only a “dysfunctional teams do dysfunctional things” team would do. Pitt is not one of the teams that comes to anyone’s mind on that list.

  3. Antonio, I think I can safely speak for every NFL fan everywhere on this.

    No one cares.

  4. Brown being the most feared WR in the league on a Steelers team that was always in the mix to win it all seems like it was 40 years ago from what’s happening right now.

  5. LMAO… this guy is a complete lunatic. The Steelers better not allow this but I suspect Tomlin will.

  6. I want to retire a billionaire. The odds of either happening are about the same

  7. Is this to be taken as an apology? Obviously he had his most productivity in Pittsburgh, so he’ll be remembered as a Steeler (same with Bell). But he hasn’t been shy about crapping all over them since he left. If this is really what he wants, I wouldn’t turn him down, but I think there would have to be some uncomfortable conversations there.

  8. It would be classic Antonio Brown if he signs a one day contract then has a meltdown and leaves halfway through the day.

  9. Next, AB is going to tell us that he expects the Steelers to retire his number.

  10. Then he will try to unretire as a Steeler, if he thinks there is any possibility of returning.

  11. I hope that AB isn’t holding his breath waiting for the Steelers to extend the olive branch. It won’t happen.

  12. Steelers sign him and then AB refuses to retire. I know that’s not how it works but was the first thing I thought of lol.

  13. With the obnoxious exit from his last Buccaneer game plus his many ridiculous and often times illegal off field activities as well as he’s not signed to any team, doesn’t that indicate that Mr. Big Chest is already Mr. Been Retired?

  14. All teams want to put distance between you and themselves, not endear themselves to you.

  15. After all of the trouble he caused at the end of his Steelers tenure, and the train wreck since, I doubt the Steelers acknowledge his desire in any way.

  16. Yeah you kind of burned that bridge. Maybe a good lesson in thinking before acting out.

  17. What a head case! good player but way too much of a head case!!!

  18. I would take the high roads and let him retire as a Steeler. And I’m a Raiders fan. No need to fan the flames, this dude needs help.

  19. Once again I wonder what the audio/video of the sideline during that Bucs game shows in terms of what he said to BA and vice-versa.

  20. Does he realize he’s not getting 20 million for a one day contract.

  21. From the steelers’ perspective, why would you give him a one-day contract now just so he can go un-retire as soon as some team makes the mistake of letting AB come play.

  22. Why would anyone risk signing him, and then find out his ankle requires further surgery, or more rehab?

  23. What could go wrong?? Chances are the Steeler get the uniform back after AB goes full Bad News Bears and takes off the entire uniform on the field. AB would actually think that’s a good way to go out. Stay away from that guy.

  24. ….and the people in Hell want ice water.

    Brown is mentally ill. Afterall of the pain and grief that he caused the Steelers, why does he think that they will allow him to retire as a Steeler?

    Brown is a stain on the Steeler legacy.

  25. I can see it now…AB signs a 1 day contract to retire but then refuses to retire.

  26. Why not Tampa Bay? I think they have his shoulder pads and jersey still.

  27. No sure what’s weirder. AB wanting to retire as a member of the team he fought to leave or when Peyton Manning retired as a Bronco even though the Colts literally built a statue of him outside their stadium.

  28. I think they should sign him to a one day contract , have a huge press conference … then suspend him in front of everyone .

  29. If he had stayed with the Steelers, we might be talking about the Hall of Fame, but he burned that bridge.

  30. Yeah AB, I want to retire as a Steeler as well. I never played for them — or any other NFL team, but I’m thinking I have a much better chance of retiring as a Steeler than you…

  31. He can sign a 1 day contact to retire with the Pittsburgh Maulers of the USFL.

  32. Time heals all wounds. Let him retire a Steeler. 100 receptions 6 years in a row is a legendary record that will never be broken

  33. Ruha Nuggetcrusher says:
    May 16, 2022 at 1:02 pm
    Brown being the most feared WR in the league on a Steelers team that was always in the mix to win it all

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    Win it all? They haven’t won a single postseason game since Tim Tebow beat them

  34. The guy gives a real bad name for football NFL football players etc.
    And gives the concussion drummers a little food for thought

  35. It’s all gonna depend on the respect or lack he showed Art Rooney when Mr. Rooney flew to Florida to meet Brown and assess if there was a way the rift could be repaired. If Brown treated Rooney with disrespect…

  36. Is he under the impression that the Steelers will want to celebrate him?

    Lot’s of guys just retire and fade away and no one cares, and this guy is in that category.

  37. Win it all? They haven’t won a single postseason game since Tim Tebow beat them

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    That is all true, but they haven’t been accused of cheating or lost draft picks ….so there is that.

    Brown needs to just fade away like NKeal Harry.

  38. That is all true, but they haven’t been accused of cheating or lost draft picks ….so there is that.

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    actually they have been accused of cheating several times, but were allowed to get away with it.

  39. He doesn’t deserve the honor. His recent behavior has outweighed his accomplishments.

  40. Antonio Brown needs to disappear just like every other former NFL players who we don’t remember.

  41. Win it all? They haven’t won a single postseason game since Tim Tebow beat them

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    They beat the Bengals in 2015, and the Dolphins and the Chiefs in 2016.

  42. actually they have been accused of cheating several times, but were allowed to get away with it.

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    You can be accused of lots of things but even in the NFL proof is required……not just snark.

  43. you claimed they haven’t been accused of cheating. they have. just admit you made a false statement, it’s not that hard to do.

  44. Burned bridges are hard to walk on. Dude imploded and caused serious problems for that team (they were contenders each year he was there). I can’t imagine they are in a hurry to fulfill this request. And I’m not sure they have to worry about him making the Hall of Fame at this point.

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