Russell Wilson has been recruiting free-agent wide receiver Antonio Brown to the Seahawks despite his well-documented flaws, destructive tendencies, and legal issues over the past few years.
On Thursday, Wilson expressed his belief that after spending over a year away from football and talking with him, Brown has learned from his past mistakes and his ego has been taken down a notch.
“The reality about Antonio’s is he’s one of the best players to ever play this game,’’ Wilson told reporters Thursday. “I think that he’s always been a special player in terms of the field, I think. And you know the reality is, with Antonio he’s had some tough moments in his life, especially as of late, and I think he’s gone through a lot of things that he wishes he could take back and not do and not say. ”
Wilson stated that the Seahawks’ culture is devoted to helping players recover from their issues and that he and his teammates would treat Brown like any other player if the organization acquired him.
“I think with Coach Carroll, I think with the teammates that we have, the men that we have and the growth, I think if he does play football, I think this is a great place if he does play again,” he said. “I think this is a place where he’ll grow a lot as a man too, as well. And I think that we’re going to continue to try to help anybody who walks in this locker room as you guys know.
“That’s just part of our culture is trying to help people.”
While Wilson may have good intentions and Brown has put up some incredible numbers throughout his career, Seattle is already loaded with ideal targets, most prominently Tyler Lockett and DK Metcalf. Greg Olsen and Chris Carson have also been reliable in the passing game and Will Dissly and Freddie Swain have had a few good moments themselves this year.
Furthermore, it must be noted that Brown’s controversial incidents and allegations are many in number and quite serious.
Love all the people telling me I'm on a high horse here.
Brown…
– Sat out of practice before a must-win Week 17 game in 2018
– Sabotaged his stint with the Raiders
– Has several open lawsuits against him, sexual assault included
– Sent threatening texts to a female accuser— Joe Fann (@Joe_Fann) October 22, 2020
#AntonioBrown settled out of court after a family accused him of throwing furniture from a 14th story balcony that nearly hit a 22-month-old and that child’s grandfather last year in Sunny Isles. There is surveillance video of the incident obtained by @wsvn #7News. #Exclusive pic.twitter.com/mHx8VSb4u6
— Sheldon Fox-7 News (@fox_sheldon) September 24, 2019
#BREAKING: New video shows police pursuing Antonio Brown’s black Porsche on McKnight Rd this morning. He was going over 100 mph and cited for reckless drivinghttps://t.co/7b1kEn9QFn pic.twitter.com/70eeUzffqP
— Aaron Martin (@WPXIAaronMartin) November 8, 2018
Breaking: An arrest warrant has been issued for Antonio Brown on a felony charge of burglary and battery, ESPN has confirmed.
Brown allegedly threw a rock at the driver of a moving truck before taking part in a battery against him, according to court documents obtained by TMZ. pic.twitter.com/Clmayens3c
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 23, 2020
Just something(s) to think about.
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