Alejandro Avila
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An outburst on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ sideline involved wide receiver Antonio Brown ripping off his jersey and pads, tossing his shirt to Meadowlands fans and jogging off the field.
With three minutes left in the third quarter, Brown was visibly frustrated among his spectating teammates, which spawned fellow receiver Mike Evans to try cooling off the contentious wideout.
Brown continued to lash out and skipped his way en route to the locker room — across the end zone as he waved away to jeering Jets fans … leaving for good.
As relayed by OutKick 360’s Jonathan Hutton:
Heading into halftime, the Jets maintained a 17-10 lead over the Bucs, which extended to 24-10 when running back Ty Johnson ran in the end zone halfway through the third.
With seconds left before the fourth — after AB’s departure — Brady connected with tight end Cameron Brate to inch a dazed Tampa offense closer to New York’s lead, 24-17.
Up until his tirade and abrupt exit, Brown had the third-most targets (5) of the offense, with Rob Gronkowski (9) and Evans (7) as the primary receivers. Brown caught three passes for 26 yards. No clear indication behind the meltdown has been reported.
After the comeback win by Tampa (28-24), head coach Bruce Arians stated that AB “is no longer a Buc.”
OutKick founder Clay Travis relayed that Brown will not be flying back to Tampa with the rest of the team.
Reports later surfaced that Brown was upset after refusing to enter the game at Arians’ request. After asking twice, Arians told AB to call it a day.
Brown signed with the Buccaneers on Oct. 27, 2020. In his first year in Tampa, Brown recorded 483 yards on 45 receptions (eight games). The Bucs finished their year as Super Bowl victors. This season, AB accrued 42 catches and 545 yards in six games.
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Well he just burned the only person who could keep him in the NFL; Tom Brady his career is over.
He has lost his damn mind. Time to go.
He’s on a team with Tom Brady so he has a chance to get a ring and he acts like a child. What an idiot. I doubt any of his teammates are sad to see him go away.
Losers are losers, they can’t even stop being a loser to be with winners! It was inevitable. How much Guaranteed money did he blow in Oakland again by not shutting up for 24 more hours? This man is not very intelligent. Farewell to to you sir!
I saw something earlier today and I forget the exact numbers but he was a few receptions away from getting an extra $330,000 , a few receiving yards away from getting an additional $330,000 and I believe 1 or 2 TDS from away from another $330,000. All very achievable. Basically a decent game away from $1million. To say he’s not intelligent is an understatement. It’s blatantly obvious he has mental issues.
GWWs relative
Guy really embarrassed himself in front of the world something seriously wrong too bad because I have been pulling for him I guess not meant to be smh
Sad.
He’s not well. I hope he seeks help or someone intervenes, otherwise it will likely not end well .
I knew he wasn’t mentally well years ago when he was seen preening in the mirror in the Steelers locker room during the team’s post-game meeting. Still, three other teams later took a chance on him. His bridges are all burned.
He’ll claim systemic racism. Arians was treating him like a slave by requesting he go in the game.
I’ve wanted to rip my USA jersey off and book. But where would I go.
NFL WRs, as a subgroup, seem to have a long history of self-destructive “Diva issues” … ???
Wonder why that is ??
Now we all get to wait for him to be released, and within the week of no one signing him have Colin Krapernick whining about how it is an evil racist scheme to keep Brown out of the league.
Daddy issues.
More JJ Watt, less Antonio Brown. Good job protecting the shield Goodell. More worried about fining players about masks than allowing these animals into the league.
Poor guy is still suffering from Vontaze Burfict syndrome. He’s never been the same after that cheap shot. I think that concussion clearly did something to him. Sad to see such a great talent who can’t keep it together.