Brown, one of the most dominant offensive players in the league for many years, has already shown a lot of fads. But the latter, with its strangeness, surpassed all previous ones. And the closer you focus on his background, the more incredible you will come.
So what exactly happened?
With three minutes to go until the end of the penultimate quarter, the busy Tampa surprisingly lost to the troubled Jets by fourteen points. Suddenly, lying shoulder straps with a white jersey, number 81 and a red BROWN name tag appeared under the guests’ bench.
The former player of Pittsburgh, Oakland or New England was already undressed in half at that time and cheerfully threw parts of his equipment among the spectators. He went through the end zone, hacked the stands and disappeared into the bowels of MetLife Stadium.
It was a costly exit for Antonio Brown.
According to @spotrac, he needed just 8 more catches, 55 more receiving yards, and 1 more TD to unlock bonuses within his contract.
Each of those achievements were worth $333,333 totaling $1M.
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Even without Brown, Tampa Bay managed to turn the dramatic game around and, thanks to a touchdown, fifteen seconds before the end, they won 28:24. However, the subsequent press conference was not in a pleasant spirit, coach Bruce Arians was duly committed to his disobedient charges.
“He’s not our player anymore, you understand? End of the story. Now let’s talk about the guys who managed to win the match, “said the 69-year-old coach of the reigning NFL champions.
But Arians was – perhaps surprisingly – the only one in the club who reacted so sharply to Brown’s actions. Offensive partner Mike Evans tried to persuade the eccentric star to stay in the game, while quarterback Tom Brady expressed his support after the match.
“It simply came to our notice then. We all love him very much and we care very much about him. I think we should be compassionate and empathetic in similar cases, “Brady said diplomatically.
Premiums are on the move
Brown left the field after allegedly refusing to jump into the game due to a sore ankle. When Arians told him that if he didn’t play now, he wouldn’t play in the rest of the match, he recovered and disappeared.
At the same time, he was deprived of fat bonuses, as he was very close to the $ 1 million bonus. If he managed to catch the balloon eight more times by the end of the season, which was definitely in his power, he would collect 333 thousand. He would receive the same amount if he scored another 55 yards caught, and the third part of the bonus would come after one more touchdown. Everything is absolutely achievable.
However, it is not possible to say that Brown is somehow sorry about the cheating of his personal cash register. A few tens of minutes after the end of the encounter, he filled his social networks with satisfied pictures.
