NFL star Antonio Brown has been one of the most controversial players in the league’s history. The wide receiver has grabbed eyes several times and most of the time for the wrong reasons. Now, the Florida-born star is once again in the limelight as the police arrested him for outstanding child support.
As per reports, Antonio Brown recently got arrested in Florida on August 15, 2023 outside his house. It happened after the police had a warrant against him for not paying his due child support. The Broward County Sheriff’s Department confirmed the news of Brown’s arrest. According to the legal documents, the warrant was made a week ago.
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The warrant states that the 35-year-old WR didn’t pay child support to Wiltrice Jackson as per the agreement. It’s worth noting that Jackson is the woman with whom Antonio Brown had his eldest daughter.
Jackson revealed in an interview that the NFL star owed child support of around $30,000. The news of his arrest soon went viral on X and fans filled the comment section with different reactions.
One fan wrote, “I didn’t know that leads to arrest… good to know”. Another one wrote, “The fall of AB truly is a historic take”. One fan wrote, “His wallet doesn’t match his responsibilities”.
Another one commented, “It is sad when Antonio Brown can’t pay child support”. One fan wrote, “People shouldn’t go to jail for failure to pay child support”, “This guy threw away his career”.
It’s worth noting that the police released Antonio Brown after a $15,000 bond. Now, it’ll be interesting to see whether the $20 million rich star player pays the due child support on time or not.
Is Antonio Brown playing for any team in the NFL this season?
Born in July 1988, Antonio Brown made his debut in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The team drafted him as their 195th pick in the 6th round of the NFL draft in 2010. Before that, the 185 lb player impressed everyone with his performance at Central Michigan University. Brown was amazing ever since the beginning, but his career began stumbling due to his controversies.
The 5-foot-10 star got the opportunity to play with NFL legend Tom Brady as well. He once claimed that he left a huge deal with the Raiders to play with Brady at the Patriots.
Not just that, he played with the Hall of Famer for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as well. The team released him in January last year. After that, Antonio Brown announced his retirement in March this year. However, he unretired a month after in April 2023.
Throughout his NFL career, the WR has got 928 receptions and 83 TDs for 12,291 receiving yards. The 7-time Pro Bowl also has 5 return TDs for 2934 return yards. Antonio Brown won a Super Bowl as well with the Buccaneers. However, presently he’s not with any team and is a free agent. Now, only time will tell if he signs any contract with a team this season or not.