Antonio Brown doesn't have time for the media, or, at least he doesn't want to talk to him. After his debut game with the New England Patriots, the polarizing wide receiver left the locker room before media could talk; cleaning out his locker and taking the nameplate, according to Ben Volin of the Boston Globe.
Brown's absence sounds to be standard procedure for an away team. He wants to get out of there, do the press conference, and leave with his new team.
Brown's first game as a Patriot was a success. Donning No. 17, the wide-out caught four balls for 56 yards and a touchdown; he also had a five-yard rush attempt. Brown's receptions, yards, and a touchdown all led the team as New England routed the Miami Dolphins 43-0 in South Beach. In all, it was a promising debut in a game that was never in doubt.
There was speculation that Brown wouldn't play the game, however. Before he did so, he had little time to learn the playbook as the Oakland Raiders released him the day before the NFL Sunday opener.
Shortly after the Patriots signed Brown, a sexual assault and rape allegations case was filed by his former trainer Britney Taylor. While it's a civil case with law enforcement looking into it, the NFL also opened up an investigation on the receiver. However, the league didn't place him on the Commissioner's Exempt List, therefore making him eligible to play.
The Brown saga may not be over, but at least he played his first game as a Patriot on Sunday.
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