Antonio Brown stunned the NFL world on Sunday afternoon when he quit the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the middle of their game against the New York Jets.
With a few minutes remaining in the third quarter, a clearly exasperated Brown ripped off his jersey and ran off the field.
After the game, Bucs head coach Bruce Arians confirmed that the wide receiver was done as a member of the organization.
“He is no longer a Buc,” Arians said. “That’s the end of the story. Let’s talk about the guys that went out there and won the game.”
Apparently Brown did not respond well to Arians’ order that he enter the game.
Just talked to Bruce Arians who said he was trying to get AB to go into game & AB refused. Tried again Brown refused & Arians told him to get out. On if he saw AB take his jersey off.
“Yeah, I did. Never seen anything like it in all my years.” @NFLonFOX
— Jay Glazer (@JayGlazer) January 2, 2022
Incredibly, after Brown made his big move – the drama didn’t end. Rather, he got picked up by a driver who then proceeded to post the whole thing on social media.
Antonio Brown has been picked up from MetLife and is in the city with NYC driver Danny Chalet (IG Dannyboyhustlehard) pic.twitter.com/VXhdNNkpYp
— Taylor Rooks (@TaylorRooks) January 2, 2022
— Taylor Rooks (@TaylorRooks) January 2, 2022
Brown then went on to post this message on Instagram:
All in all this has been a crazy season for Brown. Between staring down a five-year prison stint, his groupie drama and his girlfriend making the news for not-so-great stuff, it has been one issue after another.
Erin Andrews’ 1-word message to Jerry Jones. https://t.co/oULnWmMv1S
— Game 7 (@game7__) January 2, 2022
This is just par for the course.
Where does Brown go from here? Time will tell.
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A graduate from the University of Texas, Anthony Amador has been credentialed to cover the Houston Texans, Dallas Cowboys, San Antonio Spurs, Dallas Mavericks and high school games all over the Lone Star State. Currently, his primary beats are the NBA, MLB, NFL and UFC.
