Antonio Brown questioned why he was paid less than Rob Gronkowski and said that Tom Brady is not without his teammates. (1:03)
Antonio Brown and his attorney, Sean Burstyn, said Tuesday they intend to pursue legal action against the team for releasing Brown after he said he was too injured to continue playing.
Burstyn said on Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel that they will pursue money for Brown's ankle surgery and money they feel he is owed by the NFL. He said that they are looking into a possible civil lawsuit in the form of defamation for the Bucs claiming that Brown had a mental health episode.
The spin that Antonio had a mental health episode made him unreliable to do a good job on the field.
All of our options are on the table. We are going to hold to account anyone who is responsible for this spin that Antonio isn't reliable to do a good job playing football because he doesn't have a team. They will be held to account.
Brown and his attorney did not say how much money they were seeking.
A lot of money. Brown said that he was shown disrespect by the team questioning his mental health.
It is unfair to drag people along and play on their mental health.
The general manager sent a text to Burstyn after the Jets game. He said he had spoken with the coach and that he told him that Brown had injured his ankle and that he was too hurt to continue.
When asked if he knew Brown was hurt, he said he didn't know.
Brown denied that he was upset about his lack of targets at halftime and needed to be calmed down by his teammates.
Brown said he was not worried about the ball. I know I will get the ball because he is the reason I am on the bay.
Brown continued: "I'm gonna get the ball." Now. I am Antonio Brown. I am a receiver. I got the ball. I had to reach a million dollars on the line.
Gumbel said that he was asking you that. If you had more catches and more yards in the Jets game, could you have earned bonus money?
He said that Burstyn was under the contract. If he was able to continue playing.
The players know the truth when they are told that Brown denied he was upset about targets.
Brown said that the Bucs offered him $200,000 to sit on the sideline and commit himself to mental health treatment, but he wouldn't do it.
Brown said that the guys at the Bucs tried to make an agreement with him to give him $200,000 to go to the crazy house so they could look like they knew what they were talking about.
Burstyn said that Licht told him not to spin it.
Brown said that he had mental wealth, when asked if he needed mental help. It is not for them to understand me, I know a lot of people don't understand me, but it is not for them to know how I react to emotional things. I have a beautiful family, kids and people all across the world that look up to me, and it is not a reason for me to be in this position.
The words "mental health" were not used in the discussion of Brown's incident. It was very hard when he was asked about Brown leaving the field. I wish him well. I hope he gets some help. It is very difficult because I care about him.
The wideout was injected with the painkiller Toradol before the two games in Week 16 and 17 of the season, according to Brown and his attorney. In June, the NFL sent out a memo to teams urging them to limit the use of Toradol by players due to the risk of major bleeding.
The memo stated that Toradol shouldn't be used prior to, during, or after a game or practice.
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