Welp, the inevitable has happened…
After Antonio Brown’s breakdown in the middle of the Buccaneers vs. Jets game, where he was benched, and then proceeded to rip off his jersey and undershirt and run off the field, Bucs head coach Bruce Arians has officially said that Brown is no longer apart of the team.
The AB exit.
(via @mmmmillah, @JoMuffler)pic.twitter.com/AoyEJ2Y5v0
— B/R Gridiron (@brgridiron) January 2, 2022
Arians had a few simple words for Brown’s actions in his post game press conference:
“He is no longer a Buc. Alright that’s the end of the story, lets talk about the guys who went out there and won the game.”
Terrible way for a career to end, but AB did it to himself.pic.twitter.com/c3NJBxXs20
— WG (@NvictusManeo) January 2, 2022
He finishes this season with 39 receptions for 519 yards, with four touchdowns in six games.
Oh, and the Bucs came back to win the game without him…
According to reports, he left the stadium (still shirtless) in a police car and took his own private flight home, however, I honestly can’t tell what’s real anymore when it comes to Antonio Brown.
security said Antonio Brown ran out of stadium shirtless &!into a police car to be escorted to flight by himself out of town away from the buccaneers!
this after he tore off his jersey during game threw his shirt in the stands freaking out#bucs #BucsVsJets— Chris Myers (@The_ChrisMyers) January 2, 2022
This is also floating around the interwebs right now…
LMFAO pic.twitter.com/ih7lRjcHCt
— 🖕🏾 (@FreeGjr) January 2, 2022
Either way, he won’t be flying back to Tampa with Tom Brady and the rest of the team.
Can confirm Antonio Brown is not flying back with the Buccaneers. Per source, “He gone.”
— Peter Schrager (@PSchrags) January 2, 2022
One can only think… is this the end of Antonio Brown’s NFL career?
If it is, Tom Brady seems to still have Antonio’s back, calling for compassion and empathy for a guy that has clearly been struggling with on and off the field mental health issues for the past few years.
Hear what he had to say in the postgame press conference:
