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What happened to Antonio Brown?
Antonio Brown is being released by the Bucs now. The time has come.
Antonio Brown's contract was terminated by the team.
While Antonio was listed on the injury report as having an ankle injury, he was cleared to play by our medical team prior to the start of the game and at no point during the game did he indicate to our medical personnel that he was injured.
Antonio has not complied with multiple attempts to schedule an evaluation by an outside specialist. Maintaining the health and wellbeing of our players is of paramount importance to our organization.
A team official told Adam that Brown was upset at halftime of the game because he didn't get the targets he was expecting.
The attorney for Brown told the host that Brown wasn't upset about the lack of targets.
In a statement issued Wednesday, Brown said he was forced to play on an injured ankle that will require surgery, which is why he left the game in the third quarter. Brown, who had been on the field for 26 plays, took off his jersey, gloves and pads and threw them into the stands. He waved to the fans as he went to the locker room after he ran across the end zone.
The wide receiver said that he had broken bone fragments and a torn ligament from his knee.
He accused the Buccaneers of mischaracterizing his behavior on the field as a mental health issue rather than a refusal to play due to pain.
The team declined to guarantee the remaining $2 million in contract incentives for this season after Brown and his agent requested that last week, according to the general manager.
Brown did not tell anyone on the medical staff that he had an ankle injury before the game.
If Brown had an injury from the game and he wouldn't cooperate, the Buccaneers made "reasonable accommodations" to bring this matter to a close early this week. Brown missed both of his appointments in New York so the Bucs placed him on injured reserve and paid him for the rest of the year.
If Brown sent over his medical records, the team could have put him on injured reserve.
They knew that Brown was in New York and they were trying to oblige him, but they didn't set up those appointments in Tampa. Brown and his agent didn't send his medical information to the Bucs, and he still hasn't returned their calls.
Brown missed five games because of the ankle injury. He was suspended for three games by the NFL after they found a fake vaccine card.
He caught 10 passes for 101 receiving yards in Week 15. He was a nonparticipant in Thursday and Friday practices last week and was officially questionable for the Jets game.
He was not at those practices because he was at home, but he was kept up to date on the status of the players.
