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Feb 21, 2022

Antonio Brown’s mid-game departure from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers has been well-documented to this point, and both sides continue to maintain their own version of the events that led to his sideline outburst against the New York Jets. - Brown remains adamant that the Bucs were forcing him to play on a severely injured ankle, while head coach Bruce Arians has claimed that Brown was simply angry about not getting the ball enough. - Along with his attorney, Brown has made numerous accusations against the Bucs since, claiming various forms of mistreatment in relation to the situation. - Brown’s latest comments came via Instagram, where he posted an X-ray, and claimed he was lied to by Bucs quarterback Tom Brady, via The Athletic’s Greg Auman (WARNING: Post contains profanity): - - Seven weeks after he left Bucs mid game, Antonio Brown posts this with an x-ray of his ankle today on Instagram. He had five targets in first half of the Jets game, one off the team high. pic.twitter.com/9AZjEDxs9l - — Greg Auman (@gregauman) February 21, 2022 - - - As Auman notes, Brady targeted Brown five times in the first half of that game against the Jets, one shy of the team high up to that point. - Earlier this week, Bucs wide receiver Mike Evans addressed the situation, saying that Brown “wanted the rock.” Evans says he pleaded with Brown, “please don’t go out like this,” before Brown removed his uniform and walked across the field in the middle of the game, heading to the locker room and eventually leaving the stadium. - After the game, Arians said Brown was “no longer a Buc,” and he was released days later. - - List - - Bucs fans react to the Antonio Brown situation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Bucs Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Bucs Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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