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Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown.
Despite seeing 3 days pass since a felony arrest warrant was issued for former Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown on an attempted murder charge, Miami authorities don’t consider the Super Bowl champion a fugitive from justice.
Brown appears to be in the Middle East on a trip that began before the arrest warrant was issued.
From The Miami Herald on June 16: “Days after authorities in Miami issued an arrest warrant for Antonio Brown, the former NFL star has been traveling in the Middle East — but police don’t consider him on the run. Brown, 36, is wanted on an attempted murder charge stemming from a May 16 dispute at a boxing event hosted by influencer Adin Ross. The seven-page warrant seeks to apprehend him, as signed by Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Ariel Rodriguez on June 11, and lists Brown’s bond as $10,000 plus house arrest.”
Brown has been actively posting on social media since the warrant was issued.
Brown’s posts on his official X account, which has 2.5 million followers, include several homophobic posts attacking Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams, a Malcolm X quote on not trusting the media and a post with a screenshot where Brown appears to have asked ChatGPT if he was racially profiled.
“How TF You go from being victimized unto a attempt to murder you see they control the media Took a month to change the narrative A year or 2 them dragging the narrative Attempt to murder you see They only want 3 types of (racial slur) In America in jail dead or dead broke,” Brown wrote on his official X account on June 15.
Brown’s Bizarre Exit From NFL
Brown’s NFL career came to a bizarre end when he removed his helmet and shoulder pads during the third quarter of a Buccaneers road game against the New York Jets and walked off the field at MetLife Stadium, shirtless, waving to the crowd.
Brown was released by the Buccaneers a few days later and never played football again.
On an episode of The Pivot podcast in June 2024, Brown tried to explain what happened that day.
“I did what was best for me,” Brown said. “That’s what my therapist tells me — if I have a trauma or trigger, I’m going to walk away. I didn’t do nothing wrong, I took off my equipment, and took off my shirt, and waved to the people that love me, and walked away.”
Brown, who had an estimated $80.7 million in career earnings, filed for bankruptcy in May 2024, listing $3 million in debts and just $50,000 in assets.
Brown played 12 seasons in the NFL and is still in the Top 30 in NFL history for career receiving yards (12,291), receiving touchdowns (83) and receptions (928).
Legal Troubles Have Continued to Follow Brown
Tampa Bay signed Brown to a 1-year, $1.6 million contract before the 2020 season — after he was suspended 8 games for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy.
Brown returned to the team for the final 8 regular-season games and 3 postseason games, including scoring a touchdown in a 31-9 win over the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV.
Brown was suspended for 3 games in 2021 for lying about his vaccination status and returned only to see his career end after the incident against the Jets.
Since leaving football, Brown has been arrested twice for failing to make child support payments in Florida. He has also made headlines with an ongoing series of bizarre and sometimes disturbing incidents — most of which he has blamed on CTE he suffered while playing in the NFL.