To be as talented as Antonio Brown is and yet have every team in the NFL staying well away from him is a feat in and of itself. The former All-Pro receiver’s antics and attitude had him wash out of the NFL early last season, first from the Raiders just prior to the start of the season and then the Patriots after just one game.
Brown suffered a mysterious foot injury supposedly from a cryogenic chamber mishap. That had him miss all but one series of training camp, though, in that one series, he didn’t appear to be suffering any ill effects from the foot issue.
Later, when he was set to return, the NFL denied him an appeal to wear his old helmet, causing him to skip out on practice again, leading many to believe his absence up to that point was really about the helmet and not his feet at all. He would be fined by the Raiders for missing practices and went after GM Mike Mayock, threatening him. He later demanded his release and it was granted.
He quickly signed on with the Patriots, but two weeks later have a lawsuit was filed by his former trainer, Britney Taylor, who alleged that he sexually assaulted her on multiple occasions. The NFL is still investigating that incident as well as another sexual misconduct allegation by an artist who was working at his home in 2017.
Those were enough to have the Patriots release him as well.
Since that time, all Brown has done is show everyone he has some potentially serious mental and emotional issues that serve to distance himself farther and farther from the game he claims to love.
The one person who had continued to stand by him through each of his string of outlandish and, quite frankly, frightening and self-destructive behavior was his agent, Drew Rosenhaus.
That ended Thursday with ESPN’s Adam Schefter reporting Rosenhaus has sent a letter to the NFLPA announcing that he has severed ties with Brown until the troubled receiver seeks counseling.
Also bowing out from Brown’s representation is his lawyer Darren Heitner.
The straw that broke the camel’s back, so to speak, was likely a video Brown posted online showing him ranting profanity directed at the mother of his children as she and the two children were getting into a police car and then continued accosting police officers as they got back in their squad cars and drove away. They were responding to complaints of a domestic disturbance at his home in Hollywood, Florida.
Early indications from Brown are that he is not taking the news well. Kudos to Adam Schefter for taking the news well.
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