And also you thought the Antonio Brown drama was over.
The now-ex Buccaneers receiver launched into one other public tirade in opposition to his former staff after they launched him Thursday. This time, Brown, who stormed off the sector mid-game in opposition to the Jets on Sunday, went after his Tampa Bay quarterback – and largest advocate – Tom Brady.
“To me, a buddy is somebody who’s received your again,” Brown mentioned on Friday’s episode of the “Full Ship Podcast.” “Not everyone in sports activities goes to be your buddy. Tom Brady’s my buddy why? As a result of I’m a superb soccer participant. He wants me to play soccer. Individuals have completely different meanings of what friendship is.”
Brady was largely chargeable for Brown touchdown in Tampa Bay throughout the 2020 season, signing a one-year deal previous to the staff’s Tremendous Bowl run. The quarterback invited Brown to reside with him and his household in Florida and satisfied the Bucs to signal him – regardless of head coach Bruce Arians beforehand calling him a “diva.”
Brown, nevertheless, doesn’t appear to understand his quarterback’s actions. Showing on Clubhouse with Kazeem Famuyide, Ashley Nicole Moss, and Sean Brown, he appeared to indicate Brady didn’t do sufficient.
“You possibly can’t actually anticipate anybody to be your buddy within the enterprise of soccer,” Brown mentioned. “Within the enterprise of soccer, our enterprise is successful. Brady and I like successful. We've got that in frequent. That’s what makes me wish to be round him, makes us jell, makes us nice. I’m out right here getting prove-it contracts, you say you’re my buddy, I shouldn’t be enjoying on that kind of deal after I got here right here and we gained a Tremendous Bowl.”
The 33-year-old receiver already had a laundry listing of off-field points, and was unemployed for a season and a half earlier than signing with the Bucs after sexual assault allegations had been revealed. It’s cheap to argue that Brown wouldn’t have gotten one other NFL probability if not for Brady, which the receiver admitted was true.
“Brady is the overall supervisor,” Brown mentioned on the Full Ship Podcast. “He’s the man my agent made the contract with, he’s the intermediary and politician. I talked to Tom, and he is aware of I’m not going to play.”
Since signing the deal, Brown was capable of maintain his antics moderately below management for a few calendar 12 months. Through the season, although, he was suspended three video games for utilizing a pretend COVID-19 vaccination card. Then got here Sunday’s notorious meltdown at MetLife Stadium, the place he stormed off the sector — and off the staff’s roster — following a sideline dispute with the teaching workers.
Brown additionally continued attacking Arians on Full Ship, whom he has claimed compelled him to play via an ankle damage.
“Think about the man who you assume has your again, who you flew right here with to do a mission, and they know your scenario, and also you get there and also you’re battling with them, that he tells you that as a result of you may’t go to conflict with them, he tells you to get the f–ok out of there?” Brown mentioned. “I’m an alpha male. In case you discriminate on my public picture and my title, at that time, it’s f–ok you too professionally.”
Arians has denied Brown’s claims, saying, “at no time limit throughout that sport did he ever ask the coach or physician about his ankle.”
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