Antonio Brown said he’s done playing in the NFL in a tweet on Sunday, but he’s very clearly not done dealing with the NFL. In fact he spent Sunday morning railing at his enemies on Twitter.
Brown took shots multiple former players and an owner, calling to light what he sees as a double standard when it comes to how men are treated after allegations of sexual assault. Brown was released by the Patriots late Friday afternoon after Sports Illustrated’s Robert Klemko reported on Brown’s troubling history with women. Brown also faces a civil suit from a former trainer who says he raped her; the NFL is investigating.
Brown ripped into New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft for his charges of soliciting prostitution.
[UPDATE: Brown deleted his tweets, but we have screenshots.]
Brown then took aim at Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who was accused of sexual assault in 2009 and 2010 (but never faced any charges).
Brown tweeted about FOX Sports analyst and retired NFL player Shannon Sharpe, who was accused of sexual assault in 2010 (Sharp was never arrested or charged).
Brown also seemed to condone the behavior of Patriots fans who are threatening Klemko, the Sports Illustrated writer who published a story bringing light to Brown’s troubling history.
Even if Brown hadn’t decided to retire — or comes out of retirement — his erratic, inappropriate and perhaps unlawful behavior should make him downright impossible to hire.
