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Antonio Brown makes it sound like he’s finished playing soccer.
The former Steelers All-Pro hinted at the withdrawal on Twitter on Monday. For Tuesday’s “First Call”, we look at where Brown is headed with this approach and some of the online reactions to his “announcement.”
Big Chest made great news Monday: It ended with the NFL.
Former Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown sent a series of tweets hinting that he is walking away from the soccer game.
Is it time to get away from what I did ✅ everything in the game? !!
– AB (@ AB84) July 20, 2020
At this point, the risk is greater than the reward. Thanks to everyone who was part of this trip. I sincerely thank you for everything! life goes on 84!
– AB (@ AB84) July 20, 2020
Brown then added: “life goes on 84! I came, I saw that I had conquered the entire mission, Call God.“
Actually, AB, you didn’t “conquer”. You didn’t do “everything” in this game. And you didn’t complete the mission because you didn’t win a Super Bowl.
We have to take this “news” with a large grain of salt. First of all, it is Antonio Brown. You can say one thing on Twitter on Monday and then say the exact opposite on Tuesday.
That is form AB. One day it is Antonio. The next one is “Ronald”. Lately, he has been “Himothy”. On Thursday, he can be “Mr. Big Chest” once again.
Often none of these guys are on the same page.
Of course, aside from sharing photos from his recent birthday celebration, the 32-year-old has been very quiet on Twitter lately. Surprisingly so.
While many of us have used Twitter as a way to talk about race relations, presidential elections, coronaviruses, and “King Tiger,” Brown has been incredibly quiet in recent months according to his previous social media. behavior.
That trend reversed on Monday, however, according to his storm of tweets.
This behavior by Brown is not unique. He previously considered leaving the game when he was fighting with the Oakland Raiders over his helmet. And he threatened to withdraw a week after the Patriots released him after threatening text messages he sent to a woman, one of the two alleged victims who accused him of sexual misconduct.
Now ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler says there may be a connection between Brown’s retirement threats and the case brought against him by one of those women, Britney Taylor.
A source said Antonio Brown was about to settle his case with Britney Taylor and scheduled mediation, but then withdrew. That’s the second time he’s gotten close to the solution, then publicly hinted at his retirement soon after.
– Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) July 20, 2020
The NFL has yet to officially discipline Brown for his behavior in any case. As a result, if he signs with a team, he will likely be suspended before he is allowed on the field. Therefore, no one has been willing to take on Brown’s wild talents because they have no idea how many games he will be allowed to play in his first season under a new contract.
That said, the Seattle Seahawks and Baltimore Ravens have indicated some level of interest in Brown in recent months.
Especially with the NFL warm-up, the jobs potentially available if players choose not to participate, and a season that could be cut short without Brown having to pay the full price of his suspension anyway, this seems like a strange time for the former. . Pro Bowler to finally abandon the fight.
This strikes me as Brown’s version of “Am I fired? What ?! No way! I’m quitting!”
In other words, I think this is “Ronald’s” way of saying, “You can’t keep me out.” I retire. Say ah! I have you!
Regardless, Brown has been his own side show for 19 months. So Twitter certainly took delight in the news of its announcement, particularly in Pittsburgh, Oakland, and New England.
Antonio Brown sails into the sunset after retiring …
pic.twitter.com/Cm5ZZfQGJk– Raider Cody (@RaiderCody) July 20, 2020
pic.twitter.com/C88VK0O1d8
– terri (@ usher81) July 21, 2020
No one :
Antonio brown on social media to announce he is retiring from the nfl every two weeks: pic.twitter.com/QnH1bEDkq8– john (@iam_johnw) July 20, 2020
Antonio Brown after saying he is retiring again pic.twitter.com/6Xm7tJbomQ
– Spidey_YT (@ Spidey_YT21) July 20, 2020
Seattle pic.twitter.com/FW0IYkyeWE
– TBJN (@ Or_St14) July 20, 2020
You can expect a similar reaction when Brown announces a “comeback.” I predict it will happen sometime between now and the end of August.
Tim Benz is a writer for the Tribune-Review. You can contact Tim at [email protected] or via Twitter. All tweets can be republished. All emails are subject to publication unless otherwise specified.
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