Antonio Brown said Tuesday that he’s considering legal action against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after his sideline meltdown in Week 17 ended in the controversial wide receiver being released by the team.
During an interview on HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel,” Brown and his attorney Sean Burstyn said they will pursue money for an injury settlement after the wideout allegedly told Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians that he was too injured to play in the Jan. 2 game against the Jets.
Burstyn also said they are looking into a defamation lawsuit, alleging that the Buccaneers organization, Arians and general manager Jason Licht portrayed Brown’s shirtless exit as a “mental health episode.”
“Antonio was defamed by this spin that he had a mental health episode that makes him someone who’s not reliable to do a good job on the field,” Burstyn said.
“To play on people’s mental health is so unfair and unfortunate,” Brown said.
The great Bryant Gumbel interviews former NFL WR Antonio Brown and his lawyer Sean Burstyn for tonight’s Real Sports on HBO. pic.twitter.com/rTzZ70x2Qd
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Brown alleged that the Buccaneers offered him $200,000 to sit out the remainder of the season and commit himself to mental health treatment.
“These guys at Tampa Bay Bucs tried to make an agreement with me to give me $200,000 to go to the crazy house so these guys could look like they know what they’re talking about,” Brown said.
• Jacob Calvin Meyer can be reached at jmeyer@washingtontimes.com.
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