Antonio Brown
After a dispute with the team: NFL star leaves the field half-naked and is dismissed
NFL star Antonio Brown leaves the field during his Tamba Bay Buccaneers game against the New York Jets.
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NFL player Antonio Brown is not considered a child of sadness. Again and again, the 33-year-old was good for a scandal, most recently because of a forged vaccination card. On Sunday evening he caused a new scandal, his team reacted immediately.
American football player Antonio Brown of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers caused another scandal in the NFL and was kicked off the team by his coach afterwards. “He’s no longer a Buc,” said coach Bruce Arians on Sunday after the 28:24 win at the New York Jets. The coach didn’t want to say more about Brown. 69-year-old Arians made it clear that he only wanted to talk about the players who were still part of his team.
The 33-year-old Brown was so upset in the third quarter of the game against the New York Jets that he took off his jersey and just walked off the field. Brown had been replaced by coach Arians. His teammate Mike Evans tried in vain to stop him. Brown tossed his shirt and gloves to fans in the stands. Shirtless, he then went into the dressing room at MetLife Stadium.
Tom Brady defends Brown
“This is a difficult situation,” said Buccaneers superstar Tom Brady. “Everyone should do what they can to help him as he needs it. We all love him. He is very important to us,” said the 44-year-old quarterback. “We want to see him in his best form, but unfortunately it won’t be on our team anymore.”
You have a lot of friendships that will last, Brady said. He thinks the most important thing about football is relationships with friends and your teammates. “You are going beyond the game. We should all be compassionate and empathetic now.”
Brown regularly causes scandals in the NFL
Football pro Brown has caused a stir in the past. At the beginning of last season he switched to the Bucs, the first eight weeks he had been banned from the league for violating the code of conduct, then won the Super Bowl with his team. Most recently, Brown was sentenced to three-game suspension from the league for a forged vaccination ID.
