ANTONIO BROWN: THE JOE DAVOLA OF THE NFL

Is Antonio Brown related to the character in Seinfeld, Joe Davola? Two Sundays ago was another episode for Antonio Brown that shows he is cuckoo for cocoa puffs. Once upon a time ago in a galaxy far far away, Brown was perhaps the best receiver in the NFL. Brown helped the Tampa Bay Buccaneers win the Superbowl last season. Brown would make it sound like he won the Superbowl single-handedly. Two weekends ago he was told to go into the game. The Buccaneers were losing to the Jets in the second half. Brown refused to go into the game with the explanation of an ankle injury he was bothered by. Brown played in the first half and caught three balls for 26 yards. Instead of electing to go sit on the bench & ask for a trainer to look at the ankle, he had a heated exchange of words from his head coach Antonio Brown. He then has a tantrum, a hissy fit, and takes his ball like a small child and goes home. Before he leaves the playground, he has to let everyone know poor Antonio Brown was not put on a pedestal and paraded out of the stadium because he had an owie on his ankle. Brown takes off his helmet and shoulder pads on the sideline. Then jogs down to the end zone & rips off his shirt while then throwing his gloves into the crowd of Jets fans with no shirt on. Then Brown proceeded to do jumping jacks. It was like watching an episode of Jerry Springer. Brown then heads to the locker room in a jog flashing the peace sign as this is another episode of his chilling bipolar tendencies displayed by the on-and-off disgruntled wide receiver.

This is not Antonio Brown’s first rodeo. Brown was asked by Big Ben Roethlisberger to ease off the social media back in his Pittsburgh days. Brown instead records the Steelers locker room celebration live streaming it through Facebook after a big win versus the Chiefs in 2017. The recording had head coach Mike Tomlin saying things that the team should only have heard, not the entire nation. More heated exchanges between Big Ben and Brown occurred. Then Brown wanted out and demanded a trade having three years left on his contract. The Steelers agree to trade him. Brown makes it tough on the organization that drafted him by saying he will not play for about a half dozen teams through the media. Finally Pittsburgh deals the head case to the Oakland Raiders. Jon Gruden was excited for the opportunity to have a big time receiver for his quarterback, Derek Carr. The NFL changed the helmet for safety reasons and Brown made a big deal on this topic as he liked the old style helmet. Brown then caught frostbite on his foot from a cryotherapy machine. Never played one play for the Raiders, as they released him. Then Brown would meet Tom Brady in New England, play in one game, and score a touchdown. Then Brown was cut because of old skeletons that came out of his closet. Women with beefs against the wide receiver who is too cool for school. That’s the kind of cloud he rides. A lawsuit surfaced from Brown’s former trainer with accusations of rape and sexual assault. Then other women said the same thing. Patriots had to let him go. Brown had to make them go away and paid them off. Brown then would find his way to Tampa Bay and reunite with Tom Brady and all the misfit Buccaneers.

Who is right in the situation that took place on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers sideline two weekends ago? That’s the question after some of the dust has settled. Head Coach Bruce Arians or Antonio Brown? During half time, Antonio Brown was upset and wanted more targets. Other players in the locker room were able to calm him before the real storm that was going to take place minutes from then. Outbursts like this usually involve money. Bonus money. Brown needed 8 more catches to unlock a $333,333 bounty. Brown would have had week 18 as well to unlock these bonuses. Brown needed only 55 yards to unlock yet another $333,333 bounty. Then one more touchdown for the year again would unlock another $333,333 bounty. Did Bruce Arians think that Brown’s ankle injury was the receiver’s imagination? Brown did miss two practices leading up to the Jets game but was cleared to play that week. Brown said the Buccaneers pressured him to play even with the organization knowing he had bone fragments in his ankle. Brown said that Bruce Arians treated him like an animal telling him to get his rear on the field. Brown was sidelined before the last few games because he suspended by the NFL for using and having a fake Covid vaccination card he purchased during the Summer. This is a violation of the NFL Covid protocols. Arians was asked about the ankle injury and was not aware of the receiver having problems. After the Jets game, Arians would say Brown is no longer a Buc. Buccaneers would eventually cut Brown having had enough of his shenanigans. Brown continues to lash out and point the finger to Tom Brady, the Buccaneers trainer, and whoever else he thinks he can throw under the bus at this time. I think Antonio Brown has cried Wolf far too many times. Anybody credible would side with Bruce Arians on the situation just because Brown is a mental case and screwed up in the head. I think Brown’s days in the NFL are over. Thank the lord. I don’t think any team will bring this kind of drama to the locker room. Who else besides Tom Brady could keep this hot mess intact? I’m surprised Tom Brady kept the disgruntled receiver in check for last year’s Superbowl run. Some teams may kick the tires on Brown next year if they are in a pickle. To bring that to the locker room you have to be ready for the boiling point with the gas turned up all the way and the explosion is going to occur sooner rather than later. Maybe Brown finds himself in the XFL in 2023. Would be nice of some defender looking to move on from the XFL to the NFL just gave him a devastating hit knocking the ball out of his hands. Just to see who he would blame. Where do the Pittsburgh Steelers find these clowns from?

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