Antonio Brown accuses Bucs of wanting him to play on injured ankle (update: finally released)

[SHOWTIME15]

Gronk isn't the only player that has to worry about multiple concussions throughout their careers. A large percentage of current and former players have as many or more concussions as Gronk. And I am not sure how it is Brady's responsibility to care for him and his well-being after he retires.

Yes, and how are they doing healthwise as they got older? Did you hear what happened to Vincent Jackson?

And you are correct. It's not Brady's responsibility to care for Gronk after he retires. Gronk has to look out for himself instead of catering to Brady's desire to win more ringzzzz.

 

[Guts]

 

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[Chevy]

 

[yukon cornelius]

once a management shill, always a management shill

 

[Guts]

 

[Steve102]

AB is a whackadoodle......but I also just can't casually dismiss the mistreatment of a player with an injury......the NFL track record on forcing players to play, lying to players who are injured, using them up and tossing them aside is pretty well documented.....


this is a total hot mess from top to bottom, but it might just not be that AB is nuts......there might be some fire beyond the smoke

I agree the truth is likely somewhere in the middle.

AB is still nuts tho.

 

[Boomer B]

Yes, and how are they doing healthwise as they got older? Did you hear what happened to Vincent Jackson?

And you are correct. It's not Brady's responsibility to care for Gronk after he retires. Gronk has to look out for himself instead of catering to Brady's desire to win more ringzzzz.

A gun wasn’t pointed at Gronk’s head forcing him to play. He’s a grown man who makes his own decisions. Kinda startling that you can’t see this.

 

[SHOWTIME15]

A gun wasn’t pointed at Gronk’s head forcing him to play. He’s a grown man who makes his own decisions. Kinda startling that you can’t see this.

No kidding - any more genius thoughts?

 

[Ring 6]

I agree the truth is likely somewhere in the middle.

AB is still nuts tho.

If by in the middle you mean Brown of crap but his story includes some kernels of truth that he has embellished, twisted and misrepresented, we agree.

 

[Boomer B]

No kidding - any more genius thoughts?

Lots. How much time do you have Timmy?

 

[Steve102]

If by in the middle you mean Brown of crap but his story includes some kernels of truth that he has embellished, twisted and misrepresented, we agree.

Yes, with the caveat that the team is likely not telling the whole story either.

 

[Ring 6]

Yes, with the caveat that the team is likely not telling the whole story either.

The team accepts he was injured but was cleared to play.
I do not believe for a second that he was injured, told Ariens he couldn’t go and ariens said go in or be cut.
Brien was complaining about targets at half time. I 100% believe he pouted, Ariens or someone told him
just do your job and he says fu im not going in.
Then after he quit, he concocted the injury story.

 

[Guts]

The team accepts he was injured but was cleared to play.
I do not believe for a second that he was injured, told Ariens he couldn’t go and ariens said go in or be cut.
Brien was complaining about targets at half time. I 100% believe he pouted, Ariens or someone told him
just do your job and he says fu im not going in.
Then after he quit, he concocted the injury story.

Yup Bayless and McAfee confirmed this as well not just Schefter that Brown got mad over lack of targets.

 

[Patsfan1958]

 

[XLIX]

I have to say, I find it very easy to believe AB was complaining about his usage in the game. Funny thing is that getting targeted 5 times in one half is not all that bad.

 

[yukon cornelius]

"He and Mike both were on pitch counts. And we were trying to manage that the best we could in the first half.”


sounds like the truth is still in that middle somewhere......BA is firing back with both barrels trying to CYA

will be interesting to see where the NFLPA comes on on all of this

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

If the post game MRI is bad like AB says, then the story tilts differently. If AB is lying about the MRI, then this is a non-story. Management trying to get a 2nd opinion on the MRI is a legal thing. I thought players had MRIs all the time - easy to come by. If there is a prior and post MRI that shows AB hurt himself further in the game, then AB has a case. The MRI does not lie. It is not in AB's interest to get a 2nd post game MRI at the team's request. The team already fired him per Arians, so seeking a post game MRI after firing AB is a cover your *** move by the team. AB is right to deny the team his medical records after they fired him.

It is all about what the MRIs show. AB complaining about targets and such is noise and not important. Arians is a clown and the team leaking so much makes me wonder.

 

[RIpats88]

AB has been cut by 4 different teams. 4 separate super bowl winning coaches. Yet people are still giving this guy the benefit of the doubt?

If his ankle was that bad he wouldn't be doing jumping jacks on the field.