FILE - In this Aug. 18, 2016, file photo, New York Giants' Josh Brown speaks with reporters at NFL football teams training camp in East Rutherford, N.J. Brown has issued a statement in which he admits abusing his former wife but he insists he never hit her. Brown issued the statement to ESPN on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016. Giants spokesman Pat Hanlon confirmed that the statement was from Brown, who was placed on the NFL commissioner's exempt list last week after authorities released emails and personal journals in which Brown admits to abusing his former wife. (AP Photo/Tom Canavan, File)