The New England Patriots released controversial wide receiver Antonio Brown on Friday. A couple hours later, the six-time Pro Bowler took to Twitter to for his first public comments since being waived twice in less than two weeks.
Just got fired on Friday 🤔🤷🏾♂️🤦🏿♂️
— AB (@AB84) September 20, 2019
The Patriots released Brown just 11 days after he was waived by the Oakland Raiders. Though New England has yet to provide the public with details on the decision, it undoubtedly was made with multiple allegations of gross wrongdoing by Brown in mind, all of which were reported after he signed with the reigning Super Bowl champions earlier this month.
Sports Illustrated reported in the days after he inked a contract with the Patriots that Brown was being sued by former friend and trainer Britney Taylor for multiple instances of sexual assault, including rape. Shortly thereafter, SI published another story in which multiple past business partners described Brown's habit of refusing to pay them for services rendered.
Ostensibly in response to allegations made by an artist that he both didn't pay her and sexually harassed her, Brown allegedly sent threatening texts to her that were published by SI on Thursday night. After the artist spoke with NFL officials, the league opened another investigation into Brown's misconduct, the second that's currently ongoing in addition to a probe related to his purported assault of Taylor.
Brown was traded to the Raiders from the Pittsburgh Steelers in March. His brief tenure with Oakland was marked by turmoil, culminating in a heated argument with general manager Mike Mayock on the practice field that ultimately prompted his release.
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