"No one wants him anyways" - NFL fans troll Antonio Brown following his decision to not play in 2022 season
Antonio Brown has cleared the uncertainty regarding his immediate future in the NFL. In an interview with Fan Controlled Football (FCF),he confirmed that he won’t play this upcoming season, saying:
“Nah, don’t play yourself looking at me to play.”
NFL fans took to social media to share their thoughts on the free-agent wide receiver’s choice not to play this season.
This fan of Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson said that no one wants the wideout anyways:
@MySportsUpdate @fcflio no one wants him anyways 😭
A Green Bay Packers fan commented that the receiver should sign a one-day contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers and retire:
@MySportsUpdate @fcflio Sign your 1 day contract with the @steelers and retire, @AB84. Simple as that.
This Minnesota Vikings fan tweeted that the receiver is a first ballot Hall of Famer:
@MySportsUpdate @fcflio First Ballot HOF imo
A Tennessee Titans fan said that nobody wants him and has to make it seem like him not playing is his choice rather than the fact that he has zero offers:
@MySportsUpdate @fcflio Nobody wants him, has to make it seem like him not playing is his choice rather than the fact he has zero offers lmao.
This Seattle Seahawks fan said that the receiver's NFL career is over:
@MySportsUpdate @fcflio His career is over
Here, a Tampa Bay Buccaneers fan asserted that Brown walked out on quarterback Tom Brady, who begged the team to give the wideout a chance:
@MySportsUpdate @fcflio He walked out on Tom freaking Brady who begged the team to give this guy a chance and let him live with him. Still freaking walked out and in spectacular fashion. Who else thinks they can coddle him more than the Bucs did?
A Baltimore Ravens fan tweeted that the receiver should've come to the Ravens:
@MySportsUpdate @fcflio He shoulda came to the ravens
Another Titans fan chimed in, saying that we don't care and that Julio Jones is better than him:
@MySportsUpdate @fcflio we do not care, Julio is better than him
A New York Jets fan noted that the wideout said this last year:
@MySportsUpdate @fcflio He said this last year
Another Seahawks fan said that, in solidarity, that he'll also stay away from playing in the NFL this season:
@MySportsUpdate @fcflio In solidarity I will also stay away from playing in the NFL next season
Antonio Brown and His Career in the NFL
The wideout spent the first nine seasons in the league with the Pittsburgh Steelers, who drafted him in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. With Pittsburgh, he was a seven-time Pro Bowler and four-time All-Pro.
The receiver had 837 receptions, 11,207 receiving yards, and 74 touchdowns with the Steelers.
He was traded to the then-Oakland Raiders in March 2019 but never played a down in the regular season for the team. After his release from the Raiders, he signed with the New England Patriots. The receiver played just one game with the team before he was released.
Brown was then signed by the Buccaneers in October 2020 as a free agent and later re-signed him for the 2021 season. The wideout didn't end last season with Tampa Bay as they cut him following his abrupt exit from their game versus the Jets in Week 17.
The 33-year-old is a free agent once again and we'll see if he decides to put on the cleats again and if a team will sign him.