The NFL has witnessed many controversial players and Antonio Brown is among the biggest of them. The star wide receiver, who made his debut in the NFL in 2010, keeps grabbing the spotlight. Recently, he has again received an arrest warrant because he hasn’t paid his due child support.
Antonio Brown signed his rookie contract in 2010 with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The team selected him as the 195th pick overall in the 6th round. The star wide receiver signed a $1.28 million contract with the team for 3 years. Brown was impressive throughout his tenure with the Steelers, and hence the team extended his contract. He then signed a $42.5 million deal with the team for 5 years.
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Brown signed a contract with the Oakland Raiders in 2019. However, the team released him and he was fined $54,000 for being absent without informing the team. The same year he joined the New England Patriots and stayed with them for one season. After that, Antonio Brown played two seasons for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers till last year.
Antonio Brown shocked everyone when he announced his retirement in March this year. However, he soon un-retired after a month in April 2023. Since then, he has been in the NFL as a free agent but is not with any team as of now. Recently, Brown has been in the news for his controversies. He got into a war last month with an adult star “Lena The Plug’s” husband Adam.
The star wide receiver is recently in the limelight for his antiques more than his performance on-field. As for his NFL career, it appears uncertain for now with no team signing him.
Antonio Brown wanted to join the Ravens after quitting the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Antonio Brown has been without a team ever since the Tampa Bay Buccaneers fired him. However, according to reports, the wide receiver was looking forward to joining the Baltimore Ravens. Brown himself said something some time back that pointed towards him wanting to play for the Ravens.
In January last year, Antonio Brown appeared in the podcast “I Am An Athlete”. The host there questioned him about which NFL player he would like to play for. To that question, Brown instantly answered that it’ll be Baltimore Ravens star Lamar Jackson.
“Lamar Jackson. Action Jackson. Let’s give Lamar Jackson his flowers. Lamar Jackson is a great quarterback. Not only him throwing the ball, but the dynamic of him playing, the excitement,” he said.
After watching the video, Lamar Jackson also put forward his opinion on that topic. The quarterback reportedly said that he’d “be happy if they signed him”. His reaction made it clear that even Jackson would love to play with Brown. Other than that, Antonio Brown recently posted a picture of himself, in the Ravens jersey, on X. His post had the caption, “Excited to return to the NFL this year”.
His post on X again fueled the rumors of him wanting to be a part of the Baltimore Ravens. However, the team drafted wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. this year, shutting the rumors of Brown joining them.