By [ALEX RASKIN, US SPORTS NEWS EDITOR](/profile-148/alex-raskin.html)
Published: 17:23 GMT, 6 November 2026 | Updated: 17:26 GMT, 6 November 2026
Antonio Brown appears to have avoided prison time after pleading guilty Friday to aggravated assault with a firearm more than a year after the former NFL star was seen taking a handgun into a wild brawl outside a Miami boxing event.
Brown was sentenced to three years of probation by [Florida](/news/florida/index.html) Judge Marisa Tinkler Mendez, who further stipulated that he must attend weekly counseling sessions and not possess any firearms.
Under the pea deal, Brown would not have any criminal conviction and could seek termination of probation halfway through his sentence if all terms are met.
Brown agreed the plea deal in September, but Mendez initially declined to accept it, until ultimately relenting on Friday in Miami.
The Daily Mail has sought comment from Brown's attorney Mark Eiglarsh, who has represented the troubled former NFL receiver since he was extradited from Dubai in November of 2025 to face charges in Miami.
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Brown appears in court at the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building in Miami in September