Antonio Brown Says He Won't Be Playing in NFL Next Season in FCF Interview

Antonio Brown doesn't plan on playing in the NFL in 2022.

During an interview with Charly Arnolt, Brown was asked if he would be playing next season. Don't look at me to play, he said.

Brown was asked if football was still important to him. He said you can't play football forever and that he has accomplished a lot over his career.

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Brown said earlier this month that he wanted to retire from the Steeler. It was unclear if he meant to retire as a member of the franchise this summer or in the future.

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It seems like he wants to call it quits after his comments at Fan Controlled Football.

It is not clear if that is by choice or if it is because no teams have expressed interest in him.

At one point, Brown was viewed as one of the best pass catchers in the league, but his career was cut short by injury.

During his nine seasons in Pittsburgh, he caught 837 passes for 11,207 yards and 74 touchdown. He was a seven-time Pro Bowler and four-time All-Pro.

When the Raiders traded for Brown in the off-season, his career began to decline. The Raiders voided the guarantees in his contract after fining him for an altercation with general manager Mike Mayock.

Brown was released by the Raiders after they failed to find a trade partner for him. Brown signed with New England and played in one game, catching four passes for 56 yards and one touchdown.

Brown was released by New England in September after it was revealed he was facing sexual assault and rape allegations. He resolved a civil dispute with the trainer.

Brown was suspended for the first eight games of the 2020 season for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy after attacking the driver of a moving company truck.

He played in eight regular-season games for the franchise and caught 45 passes for 483 yards and four touchdown. He caught eight passes for 81 yards and two touchdown in three playoff games and won a Super Bowl with the Bucs.

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If this is the end for Brown, it will be the end of a career that saw both the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. He will end his career with over 12,000 yards, 83 touchdown, one Super Bowl title, seven Pro Bowls and four All-Pros.