The athlete had been out for several weeks nursing an ankle injury.
An ankle injury may be the reason behind Antonio Brown’s dramatic and unexpected exit from Sunday’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers game.
Brown, who had been out for several weeks nursing the injury, reportedly felt he was not fully recovered enough to return to the game, according to Yahoo. His bizarre, shirtless exit came before Tom Brady led the Bucs on a 28-24 victory over the New York Jets on Sunday.
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Brown’s mid-game meltdown came late in the third quarter with Tampa Bay trailing 24-10. He appeared animated while talking to Mike Evans, who tried to calm his teammate. But Brown stripped off his pads, jersey, gloves, and T-shirt — tossing the latter two into the stands — and walked bare-chested down the sideline and into the end zone. He then waved to fans as jogged through the end zone and into the tunnel at MetLife Stadium.
Brown was kicked off the Buccaneers after he walked off the field, Coach Bruce Arians confirmed.
“He is no longer a Buc,” Arians said. “All right? That’s the end of the story. Let’s talk about the guys who went out there and won the game.”
On Monday it was reported that Arians had not immediately heard from Brown or his agent after he walked off the field. He also noted that he has no regrets about signing him.
“I have no regrets, I just hope the best for him,” Arians told reporters following Sunday’s game.
Source: Antonio Brown says ankle injury stopped him from returning to Bucs game: report
