Ryan Leaf: “As someone who has been involved throughout his time in the NFL, there comes a point when you have to hold someone accountable for their actions”; Antonio Brown left the field midway through the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ game against the New York Jets on Sunday.
According to former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf, Antonio Brown must “be held accountable for his actions,” and there must be consequences for his repeated misbehavior.
Brown has yet to be officially released by the team, although head coach Bruce Arians said the 33-year-old receiver is “not Buck anymore” after an embarrassing episode.
Leaf, who has had his own troubles on and off the pitch since the Chargers tackled second overall in 1998, says that only Brown can fix his behavior once he starts taking responsibility for his actions. …
“It’s hard to see,” Leaf said. Inside Huddle (Sky Sports NFL, Tuesday 21:00). “We’ve been watching this play with him for the past few years.
“Tom Brady really took him under his wing – in New England, and now in Tampa Bay – although he [Brown] continued to behave badly, behave badly. Bruce Arians was also very supportive for me.
“It must have been really difficult for the whole team to see how things are going this way because we heard Brady spoke after the fact, they care about him and want the best for him.
“But as someone who has been involved throughout your time in the NFL, there comes a point where you have to hold someone accountable for your actions.
“There must be consequences. And that was the biggest problem in all of this; there were coaches and players who continued to maintain this behavior.
“He is not being defined as a quality human being right now. Shifts and changes in personality or behavior must occur.
