Antonio Brown says he was pressured to play through extreme pain and had been injected with a 'powerful and sometimes dangerous painkiller' leading up to being cut from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He says his injuries will require surgery to correct.
Three days later, Brown has released a statement saying he played through extreme pain, had been injected with a "powerful and sometimes dangerous painkiller," and was pressured by an unnamed coach to play while injured.safely perform my playing responsibilities," and quoted a coach he says shouted at him when he tried to rest.
Brown’s meltdown came late in the third quarter with Tampa Bay trailing the Jets 24-10. He appeared animated while talking to teammate Mike Evans when he stripped off his pads, jersey, gloves and T-shirt — tossing the gloves and T-shirt into the stands — and then walked bare-chested down the sideline and into the end zone. He then waved to fans as jogged through the end zone and into the tunnel at MetLife Stadium.
It’s not the first time this season Brown ran into trouble. He was handed a three-game suspension last month for violating the league’s COVID-19 protocols. "They are telling people that first I walked off, then I was cut. No. No. No. I was cut first and then I went home. They threw me out like an animal and I refused to wear their brand on my body, so I took my jersey off," Brown said.
I gave the Bucs everything I had on the field. What the organization is doing now needs to get cleaned up. I do not understand how people publicly claiming to be concerned about my mental health can do these things to me in private. Once my surgery is complete, I 'II be back to 100% and looking forward to next season. Business gonna be BOOMIN!
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