Antonio Brown's NFL career is done -- as it should be

[left-of-center2012]

RON COOK Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - [e-mail]

A week ago, I believed Brown — the greatest wide receiver I’ve seen in a city that has watched Hall of Famers Lynn Swann and John Stallworth — absolutely would play again in the NFL despite his despicable behavior with the Steelers and Oakland Raiders and the allegations of rape against him by one woman and of sexual assault by another woman.

Then, I watched the video that Brown posted Monday on Instagram Live that showed him vulgarly cursing the mother of three of his five children, as well as the Hollywood, Fla., police who were called to his home because of the disturbance, with his children watching. Now, I’m convinced Brown will never get another chance with an NFL team. Nor should he.

The Hollywood Police Athletic League quickly severed ties with Brown, who had donated money to its football program and trained on its field. “We did not want our youth to be subject to this type of behavior nor emulate the actions of Mr. Brown. We will not take money from a donor that we cannot have our youth be proud of or represent our organization.” The police league returned Brown’s money.

The NFL also appears to want nothing more to do with Brown. It has gone out of its way to take its time to do its investigations into all of the allegations against him. The league knows no team will sign Brown until it knows what sort of suspension he will receive for violating the players’ code of conduct. The league is in no hurry to provide that clarity.

Brown’s longtime agent Drew Rosenhaus finally decided that he also is stepping away from Brown after supporting him for months ... But the latest video apparently was too much even for Rosenhaus. He wrote in a letter Thursday to the NFL Players Association that he would like to work with Brown again but won’t do it until Brown gets help.

What about Brown’s children who watched his frightening tirade against their mother and the police? Can you imagine their horror? Can you imagine what they were and are feeling? Who is worried about them? Brown’s kids are the biggest victims of his appalling behavior. Who is going to step up to help them?

https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/ron-cook/2020/01/17/antonio-brown-video-instagram-drew-rosenhaus-nfl/stories/202001190034

[exboyfil]

1. Second time his actions harmed children

The first time was when he posted publicly photos of his second accuser with her children and called in a threatening manner for individuals to investigate her. I think that is what led to the Patriots cutting him before his bonus was paid (that is still in arbitration but I got to think his continued behavior isn't helping that situation).

[RockRaven]

2. When Drew Rosenhaus gives up on you (and his percentage of your earnings), you are done.

He's willing to represent damn near anybody if he can make a buck off of it, and he knows the marketplace he is operating in as well as anybody. There's nothing to be had here.

[BlueTsunami2018]

3. He hasn't been right since that devastating head shot he took.

He seems to have lost his mind.

[JonLP24]

7. Teammates say the big changes were when he got his big contract

He was always pretty much the same but his ego inflated with the contract

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Antonio Brown's Steelers teammates figured he wouldn't make it to Week 1 with Oakland. They were right.

ne of the more interesting parts of Fowler’s story: Brown’s teammates on the Steelers knew he wouldn’t last long in Oakland.

“When Brown signed that deal [with Oakland] in March,” Fowler wrote. “Some Steelers privately debated how long Brown would last without the generous concessions [Mike] Tomlin made for the receiver.

“The consensus was that Brown wouldn't make it to Week 1 — and that turned out to be right.”

Brown’s issues with the Raiders have been well-documented: there was the almost-inexplicable devotion to a helmet model he couldn’t wear for safety reasons, the cryotherapy incident that left him with severely blistered feet and at least one confrontation with Oakland general manager Mike Mayock.

As players in Pittsburgh knew full well, and as Fowler further documents, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin allowed special rules for Brown — as long as he continued to produce on the field.

And still, it wasn’t enough. From Fowler’s profile:

Even with the relaxed barricades around him, Brown often welcomed conflict, which many teammates noticed in his love-hate relationship with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. If Brown had a problem, he wouldn't hold back in voicing his frustration, including once when Roethlisberger tried to enforce his no-music policy in the locker room. “F--- you, cracker,” Brown responded, according to one Steeler. The two usually hashed things out, but Brown's in-your-face, confrontational style became exhausting to some players who just wanted to come to work without issue.

Big money = bigger headache
Many said things got worse after Brown signed a four year, $68 million extension in February 2017. Friends and former teammates said his disruptive behavior became more frequent.

Before he forced his way out of Pittsburgh, his off-field issues had mounted. In addition to police making 20 trips to his home from 2014-18, there were disputes with the mothers of his children, lawsuits and mounting bills alleging lack of payment from Brown for a variety of services.

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[Blue_true]

9. He has a history of being disrespectful to people that he felt were lower than him,

loudly farting in their face, calling them names, not paying debts (so Trump-like). I wish that he was not like that, but given that he is, karma is catching up with him.

[left-of-center2012]

5. Opens ok for me

and I didn't pay.

You should get a couple articles each day free.

[Blue_true]

8. Brown should be used as a training caution for young players entering the NFL.

My guess too is his career in football is over. I also suspect that we will hear of him being broke at some point in the near future. Anyone that care about good young players in any sport should use Brown as an example of how they should not act.