Brown accused the Tampa Bay Pirates of forcing him to play due to an ankle injury that would require surgery, despite being in “ intense pain ” during Sunday’s victory over the New York Jets.
Antonio Brown’s contract was terminated by the Tampa Bay Pirates with immediate effect.
Buccaneers posted the news on the termination of his contract in a statement posted on social media.
“The Tampa Bay Pirates terminated Antonio Brown’s contract, which is effective immediately,” the statement said.
“Although Antonio was treated for his ankle and was reported for injury a week before the game last Sunday, our medical team allowed him to play before the start of the game, and at no point during the game will he tell our nurses that he cannot play. …
“We tried several times this week to schedule an external orthopedic specialist assessment, but Antonio did not complete it. Maintaining the health and well-being of our players is of the utmost importance to our organization. “
– xz – Tampa Bay Pirates (@Buccaneers) January 6, 2022
The wide receiver made headlines for the first time with his hasty exit at MetLife Stadium, when he took off his shirt, shoulder pads and jersey before tossing his shirt and gloves into the stands and off the field, and Bucs lost a spot in the third quarter.
Brown made a lengthy announcement Wednesday through his attorney, Sean Burstyn. He said he was fired by Bruce Arians after telling the Tampa head coach that he could not return to the game because of his ankle.
Brown added that the MRI showed broken bone fragments, ligament rupture, and loss of cartilage.
The next Thursday day, the 33-year-old receiver shared screenshots of the text messaging that allegedly took place between him and Arians before the Jets game.
