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Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown removed his shoulder pads and jersey, ran across the end zone and headed to the team’s locker room midway through the third quarter of Sunday’s game against the host New York Jets.

The Buccaneers trailed 24-10 at the time and were driving downfield on offense, but Brown was not among the players in the game. According to the FOX broadcast, Brown “boiled over” about something and could not be convinced to stay with the team on the sideline.



Fellow receiver Mike Evans tried to keep Brown from taking off his shoulder pads to no avail.

Brown was seen standing in the end zone, making a “peace out” gesture to the crowd, while the teams were playing on the other side of the field.

Here’s a sideline view of what happened with Antonio Brown. Looks like Mike Evans was trying to calm him down but nothing was going to help. AB took everything off and left.

(video via @mmmmillah)pic.twitter.com/sMii14O7bh

— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) January 2, 2022

After the game, coach Bruce Arians said, “I’m not talking about him. He’s no longer part of the Bucs.”

Brown had three receptions on five targets for 26 yards at the time he left. He has 42 catches for 545 yards and four touchdowns in seven games this season.

Latest In Long Line Of Incidents

The 33-year-old has a trail of off-the-field incidents, distractions and legal trouble dating to the start of his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Most recently, Brown was suspended three games by the NFL this season for falsifying a COVID-19 vaccine card.

Brown spent the first half of the 2020 season suspended for multiple violations of the NFL’s personal conduct policy. He turned himself in to police in Florida in January 2020 due to charges of battery, burglary of an unoccupied conveyance and criminal mischief.

He was released by the New England Patriots after one game in 2019 due to allegations of sexual misconduct and threatening text messages sent to his accuser. New England picked up Brown after he was released by the then-Oakland Raiders before he played in a game due to multiple controversies.

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