The Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ new acquisition in wide receiver Antonio Brown is set to make his debut tonight when they face the New Orleans Saints, and while his addition to an already talented offense led by Tom Brady is generally seen as a positive, one of Brown’s former teammates in Ryan Shazier also issued a warning.
Former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier, who played with the 32-year old wide receiver for four seasons, said in an appearance on The Ringer NFL Show Podcast that Brown will definitely make a big impact for the Buccaneers, but it remains to be seen if it will be a positive or a negative impact.
The 28-year old former linebacker, who was a two-time Pro Bowler before a spinal injury ended his career, did not hold back in describing his former teammate’s personality.
“The biggest thing for me on Antonio is he’s all for attention. He’s super about attention, man on the field, off the field.”
According to Shazier, Antonio Brown, a seven-time Pro Bowler, only wanted to be around people who would tell him what he wanted to hear, and those who said anything else didn’t have lasting friendships with him.
“I got blocked on Twitter. I got blocked on Instagram. Like, bro, I wished you good luck. I’m not showing no beef, not throwing no shade on you, but if you want friends who are going to tell you what you want to hear, that’s not me.”
Ryan Shazier even went so far to say that the four-time First Team All-Pro’s attitude could have an impact on Tampa Bay’s Super Bowl chances.
“The moment he makes it about himself, Tampa’s not going to go to the Super Bowl.”
There is no question about Antonio Brown’s talent, but as he joins his new team, fans certainly hope that it is his talent and not the off-field trouble that will emerge during his time in Tampa Bay as they look to strengthen their claim as one of the NFL’s best teams.
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