Former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown won’t play professionally again because of his problematic behavior and age, but he can still make some professionals look silly.
Antonio Brown last played in the NFL in 2021 for Tom Brady’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers, before a disagreement about his injury with then-head coach Bruce Arians marked the end of his career.
Unhappy with Arians telling him to sit for the rest of the game, Brown took off his jersey and shoulder pads and ran out of MetLife Stadium (the Bucs were visiting the New York Jets), never to play in the NFL again.
On Instagram and X/Twitter, Brown posted several videos of himself running routes against Shilo Sanders, who just signed with the Bucs as an undrafted free agent. Needless to say, Deion Sanders’ kid has a lot of practicing to do if he wants to make the Bucs’ final roster:
We know Antonio Brown is one of the best receivers of his generation, but he’s almost 37 and 12 years older than Shilo. If the latter can’t hold his own against AB in practice, good luck in the NFL against younger and faster receivers.
Shilo Sanders played with Deion and younger brother Shedeur Sanders at Jackson State before all three transferred to Colorado. Shedeur was drafted in the fifth round (No. 144) by the Cleveland Browns.
Antonio Brown’s Behavior & Legal Issues Ruined His NFL Career
Brown was arguably the top wide receiver in the NFL when he forced the Pittsburgh Steelers to trade him in the 2019 offseason. Brown didn’t even play a snap for the Raiders, as a series of behavior issues prompted them to release the mercurial wideout before Week 1.
The New England Patriots tried to revive Brown’s career, but he was cut after one game following sexual assault and rape allegations. It looked like the Bucs got Brown to turn his career around when they won Super Bowl 55, but his troublesome antics resurfaced and led to his release in 2021.
