Antonio Brown says he won’t play in the NFL any more and also took a shot at New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft in a series of tweets sent Sunday morning.
Will not be playing in the @NFL anymore these owners can cancel deals do whatever they want at anytime we will see if the @NFLPA hold them accountable sad they can just void guarantees anytime going on 40m 2 months will see if they pay up !
— AB (@AB84) September 22, 2019
Brown appeared to be referencing the $29.125 million in guaranteed money from the Raiders and $9 million signing bonus from the Patriots that sources told ESPN have both been rescinded.
The Raiders guaranteed money was voided after the team fined him for detrimental conduct prior to his release on Sept. 7, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Patriots are planning to withhold the signing bonus based on a representation warranty clause that calls for a player to disclose any situations that might prevent continued availability, a source with knowledge of the situation told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.
Brown is being sued by former trainer Britney Taylor over multiple allegations of sexual assault. He was also accused of sexual misconduct by an artist in a story published by Sports Illustrated earlier this week.
The wide receiver called on the NFLPA to hold teams accountable and get Brown the money he apparently is still seeking.
Brown also called out Kraft and former Pittsburgh Steelers teammate Ben Roethlisberger. Brown referred to Kraft’s ongoing case in Florida over solicitation charges for allegedly receiving a sex act at a massage parlor and Roethlisberger’s four-game suspension in 2010 for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy based on a sexual assault accusation.
Kraft got caught in the parlor AB speculations fired different strokes different folks clearly 🤷🏾♂️ pic.twitter.com/eKrAE0Vwih
— AB (@AB84) September 22, 2019
4 games for Big Ben crazy world I’m done with it pic.twitter.com/ZXVZXzM4xh
— AB (@AB84) September 22, 2019
The tweet on Kraft appears to include a photo of Taylor.
Brown’s tweets come a day after his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, told Schefter that he has had communication “with a few teams that are interested” in his client.
Rosenhaus told Schefter that the teams “want information regarding his legal situation and the NFL investigation” into the wide receiver.
A source told Schefter that some in the NFL believe a Brown signing was not likely until the league’s investigation is resolved — though there may never be a deal, if the wide receiver is to be believed.
The NFL released a statement Friday night that said Brown would not be placed on the commissioner’s exempt list while he is a free agent but warned, “If he is signed by a club, such placement may become appropriate at any time depending on the status of the investigation.” The NFL also said its investigation into Brown is “ongoing and will be pursued vigorously and expeditiously.”