Ding, Ding, Ding! Some posters are speculating whether it would benefit the Patriots to take him on on some type of "prove it" cheap contract. IMHO, of course it would! BB would cut him the second he misbehaved and, unlike other coaches and GMs, he won't worry about how it looks or whether his job is on the line if he cuts Brown.
However, as Ken points out, there is no way that Brown will come here on some team friendly, prove it contact. Brown is all about the $$$, and surely there will be other teams willing to pay him more than the Pats. I would think that there are two types of teams that might be candidates:
- The first category are teams where the coach is sufficiently secure in his job take a flyer on Brown but to cut him at the first sign of any crap. Andy Reid of the Chiefs is an example, and he is well known to take talented players with character concerns. Doug Peterson of the Eagles might be another.
- The second category, as Ken points out, are teams with owners that either are bat sh!t crazy or mostly care about putting fannies in the seats regardless of team chemistry. Irsey of the Colts might be a possibility. I think Jerry Jones (who, to be fair, is a brilliant marketing guy) would definitely be a candidate, he already did something similar with Terrell Owens. Jimmy Haslam might be a possibility also.
So: the total list includes the Chiefs, the Eagles, the Colts, the Cowboys, and the Browns. I think any of those teams would probably pay Brown more than the Patriots would. Whether Brown would be an asset on team friendly deal to the Pats is likely a moot point, some other team will pay him much more.