"He was just dumbfounded by it" - Skip Bayless reveals Lil Wayne was baffled by Antonio Brown using his name in $500k scam

It appears that Antonio Brown is not having the best of times since leaving the NFL. The former Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver was released by the side last season after that fateful sideline spat against the New York Jets. The player hasn't been seen in the league since.

Now, there is even more trouble brewing, with the former Bucs player allegedly using the name of famous rapper Lil Wayne to try and coax a music label into giving him more money. Wayne apparently knew nothing about it.

Skip Bayless, one of Wayne's friends, revealed on Undisputed that he spoke to the rapper about the Brown incident. Wayne was apparently baffled by the incident, with Bayless also saying that he thinks Brown's money is starting to run a little low after being out of the league.

Bayless said:

"I communicated with our man Lil Wayne yesterday. 'Do you know anything about this' and he was just dumbfounded by it."

Bayless added:

"And so Wayne texted me late last night and was 'I'll pray for him' and he meant it, because he's going to need it."

Comments from both Lil Wayne and Bayless underline the self-destructive nature of the player-turned-rapper's behavior.

Antonio Brown in hot water over scam

The music label that Brown tried to get more money from is called Secure the Bag Entertainment. It is owned by a man named Ryan Kane, who the former receiver had been working with. After the scam, Kane is reportedly suing the 34-year-old due to defamation and breach of contract.

The former wide receiver was thought to have a promising career in music post his football career as he has played numerous gigs over the last few months. However, after this latest scam, it appears that like his football career, his music career is dead in the water as well.

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