Antonio Brown blames ex-Bucs teammate Tom Brady for his notorious shirtless mid-game exit in 2022

It has been 539 days since Antonio Brown departed MetLife Stadium shirtless whereas the reigning Super Bowl champion Buccaneers tried to beat the New York Jets.

Along with his NFL profession been and gone, Brown has continued to remain within the information cycle, although largely for lower than fascinating causes. 

Brown has already mentioned what occurred on January 2, 2022 however offered additional perception, suggesting he felt a modicum of strain from then-Bucs quarterback Tom Brady.

Talking on Tyreek Hill’s It Needed To Be Said podcast which aired Saturday, Brown defined Brady hyped him up as he struggled with an ankle damage previous to the ultimate sport of his profession. 

‘Tom referred to as me like ‘Yo this week man the Jets man, they candy man imma hit you with like 10 to 12 [targets]

Antonio Brown instructed Tyreek Hill that Tom Brady inspired him previous to the notorious NYJ sport

Brown gave Jets followers the peace signal as he stripped off midgame and left the sphere within the third

Regardless of their friendship whereas on the Patriots and Buccaneers, Brown has since turned on Brady

‘That is all I want to listen to like ‘yo you gonna throw me the ball,’ that is like me saying like I obtained a brand new crib like you recognize me, you recognize what I am saying.

‘Tom Brady achieved hit me up like ‘yo this a giant week,’ so I am like f—ok it. I do know my s***’s f***** up, but when he’ll f*** with me like that, why not?’

Although, Brown solely had 5 targets by way of virtually three quarters. Which appeared to deliver the previous Central Michigan standout to boiling level. 

‘You do not need to throw me the ball and also you making me like I am loopy, so, I used to be like, ‘I am loopy? F*** all you motherf******, I am out of right here.’ 

Brown additionally accused the Buccaneers group of ‘treating [him] like a bit canine.’ 

Within the days following Brown’s impromptu exit, he had a unique tone whereas reflecting on the viral second. 

‘It in all probability wasn’t obligatory or skilled,’ Brown admitted to TMZ January 10. In an announcement issued by way of his lawyer two days later, Brown claimed that he was compelled to play regardless of crew personnel figuring out he had a severe ankle damage.

Brown mentioned that at one level the ache from the damage turned too excessive, forcing him to take a seat on the sidelines. He claims that then triggered a confrontation with Arians, which noticed the coach make a throat reducing gesture whereas mouthing ‘You are achieved.’

The six-time All-Professional rebuked the notion Brady truly cared for him, regardless of the 45-year-old taking part in a task in his arrival in Tampa Bay in 2020. Brady additionally reportedly let Brown briefly keep in his household’s residence upon becoming a member of New England and the later, the Bucs.

‘Me and Tom Brady had a soccer relationship,’ Brown instructed Hill. ‘[We] do not obtained loads in frequent moreover being nice at soccer. 

‘That is life, everybody’s not going to be your pal… all of us outgrow one another, however that do not imply we hate one another, however we not calling one another day-after-day and texting. 

‘Life goes on, we do not hate nobody, there isn’t any detrimental vitality… all of us have a stint in one another’s life and life goes on,’ Brown mentioned philosophically.