The New England Patriots have released Antonio Brown, as the wide receiver forshadowed on his Twitter account on Friday afternoon.
Thank you for the opportunity @Patriots #GoWinIt
— AB (@AB84) September 20, 2019
Brown's Patriot tenure last less than two weeks.
Statement from a #Patriots spokesperson: https://t.co/c98rNDX9QG pic.twitter.com/DAohupBLHo
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) September 20, 2019Earlier in the week, Brown's on-going drama had reached yet another flash point when the now former Patriot engaged in the following exchange with the second woman to accuse his of making an "unwanted sexual advance."
New tonight: Antonio Brown sent our source from Monday’s story menacing group text messages, including a picture of her children with instructions for his associates to investigate her.Her lawyer wrote the NFL calling for the intimidation to stop. https://t.co/rCTM8WSI6Z pic.twitter.com/QtONzBf7Ig
— Robert Klemko (@RobertKlemko) September 20, 2019Here's the intial Sports Illustrated story that led to the above text exchange:
My story on Antonio Brown, his spiraling self-sabotage, a new account of misconduct, and his bizarre string of debts. https://t.co/oN8JZI2pM5
— Robert Klemko (@RobertKlemko) September 16, 2019New England head coach Bill Belichick's terse press conference on Friday morning had left open the possibility that a move could be afoot on the Brown front:
Bill Belichick tells reporters that he's not going to answer any questions about Antonio Brown....reporters proceed to grill him about him about Antonio Brown for two minutes....Belichick gets fed up and abruptly ends press conference pic.twitter.com/HG5mhNhARG
— gifdsports (@gifdsports) September 20, 2019Oh, and AB just really can't stay off social media.
Just got fired on Friday ------♂️----♂️
— AB (@AB84) September 20, 2019
