Antonio Brown: Tom Brady Is Only My Friend Because 'I'm a Good Football Player'

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Antonio Brown questioned the nature of his friendship with Tom Brady after he was released from the Buccaneers.

Brady was the general manager when the wideout signed with the Bucs in October 2020, according to Brown.

A friend is someone who has your back. Brown said that not everybody in sports is going to be your friend. Why is Tom Brady my friend? I'm a good football player. He wants me to play football. There are different meanings to friendship.

"Brady can't do it by himself," Brown said. You guys are going to make it seem like he's a hero. We are all humans, bro. We all depend on someone else to do the job.

Brown's feelings toward Brady have been difficult to pin down over the past few days.

The seven-time Pro Bowl receiver posted a Home Alone 2 meme on the social media site that replaced the Christmas movie's antagonists with Brady and the head coach of the Buccaneers.

He said he respected Brady and his teammates, and that he was unhappy with the team.

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Don't get it twisted. My brothers have been good to me. We were a top-level unit. They were good to me and didn't know anything about my talks with the coach. The team made a mistake. They let my teammates down.
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Since Brown tore off his pads and walked off the field in the third quarter, the situation has spiraled out of control.

He said that he was cut because he wouldn't return to the field because of the ankle injury. The receiver exited before the sideline conversation began.

The only people who know the truth about what's happened are Brown and Arians, so the Bucs had little choice but to release him.

The receiver will be released. If he clears, he'll be able to sign with any team before the playoffs.

Brady and company can move up to the second seed in the playoffs with a win over the Carolinas on Sunday.