Antonio Brown has a habit of getting into sticky situations. His meltdown in his last-ever game in Bucs’ jersey against New York Jets back in January 2022, probably ended all the possibilities of him playing any further in the NFL. Since then, he has been bad mouthing Bruce Arians and 7x Super Bowl champion Tom Brady. Brown recently went on Tyreek Hill’s podcast, ‘It Needed to be Said’ where he ended up reflecting on his shirtless shenanigans and ‘Brady bashing’ comments.
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Several analysts have claimed over the years that Tom Brady has been instrumental in changing the career trajectories of numerous players who featured alongside him and Antonio Brown is surely the one who falls in that category. However, even then, Brown has said quite a few negative things about Tom and even his wife Gisele.
Antonio Brown reflects on his Jets game sideline meltdown
On Tyreek Hill’s podcast, talking about his sideline meltdown which happened one and a half years ago, Antonio Brown based his conversation on the fact that he needed rest to prepare for the playoffs, which was disrespectfully refused and when he agreed to play, he was neglected on the field.
Brown explained, “So, Tom Brady called me like ‘Yo this week man the Jets man, they sweet man imma hit you with like 10 to 12. So. he gonna gas me up so you know me that’s all I need, you gonna throw me the ball. This is like me saying like I got a new crib.”
The full Antonio Brown meltdownpic.twitter.com/pbr7MoaBeP
— Tom Downey (@WhatGoingDowney) January 2, 2022
However, the situation took a turn for the worst as Brown did not receive the promised passes from Tom Brady. This is probably why the WR has been so incredibly critical of everything surrounding Tom since then. Additionally, the brief argument with Arians add more fuel to the fire. “They treated me like a little dog,” Brown further said.
Antonio further claimed that he was ill-treated on the field, even when he was playing while carrying an injury, which eventually pushed him over the line. You don’t want to throw me the ball and you making me like I’m crazy, I was like, I’m out of here,” he told Tyreek.
Antonio Brown and the Albany Empire debacle
To stay in touch with the game, Brown purchased a majority stake in Albany Empire a few months ago. However, even this lane hasn’t been a rosy one for Antonio, as reports of delayed staff payments quickly started emerging after he stepped into the picture. Moreover, there were reports that Brown locked out disgruntled players from their hotel rooms a while ago.
As per Abigail Rubel of TimesUnion, adding another twist in the tale, Brown, in a quest to sideline himself from the Albany Empire controversies, claimed that the team is not owned by him but by Antonio El-Allah Express Trust Enterprise, an entity over which Antonio had no direct control.
Most recently, Mark Singelais of TimesUnion reported that Albany players and coaches are looking to sue Antonio over payment issues. It will be interesting to see how Antonio handles this situation.
