# Antonio Brown is a douchebag **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 9, 2019, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-is-a-douchebag/838434 "2019-08-09T23:03:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2019, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-is-a-douchebag/838434/241 "2019-09-22T03:57:44Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > He needs a wrestling nickname and needs to be fitted with wrestling tights. > > “And in the blue corner, Le Grand Douche!!!” I suggest Antonio “Wash Cloth” Brown. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2019, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-is-a-douchebag/838434/242 "2019-09-22T04:45:39Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > I suggest Antonio “Wash Cloth” Brown. How about the “the Special Helmet” ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2019, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-is-a-douchebag/838434/243 "2019-09-22T07:52:58Z")
So I’m curious, from a psychiatry standpoint, what might explain AB’s behavior? Did he grow up in a very violent upbringing where violence and threats were the norm? Did he have fetal alcohol syndrome or something? Have some known mental disorder? ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2019, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-is-a-douchebag/838434/244 "2019-09-22T08:23:32Z")
I am sorry, there is \*a rapist \*playing in an American football team? Please tell me thats a tasteless nickname? > [@Velocity](#): > > So I’m curious, from a psychiatry standpoint, what might explain AB’s behavior? Did he grow up in a very violent upbringing where violence and threats were the norm? Did he have fetal alcohol syndrome or something? Have some known mental disorder? Its known as Athlete Adolescence Syndrome. While many professional athletes end up well adjusted, many of them are able to live an extended adolescence and are enabled by their handlers, who make money off of them. And indulge these guys immensely. Happens in soccer as well, though soccer clubs typically have **much** stricter control and discipline on their players and the minders keep them on a short leash. Which cracks down on this somewhat. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2019, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-is-a-douchebag/838434/245 "2019-09-22T09:12:22Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > So I’m curious, from a psychiatry standpoint, what might explain AB’s behavior? Did he grow up in a very violent upbringing where violence and threats were the norm? Did he have fetal alcohol syndrome or something? Have some known mental disorder? A lot of people say his behavior became a lot more erratic after Vontaze Burfect destroyed him in a big hit a few years ago. I haven’t checked the date of the allegations to vet the plausibility of this, but apparently he became a lot more difficult to deal with after that incident. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2019, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-is-a-douchebag/838434/246 "2019-09-22T12:38:40Z")
> [@AK84](#): > > I am sorry, there is \*a rapist \*playing in an American football team? Please tell me thats a tasteless nickname? Ben Roethlisberger was accused of sexual assault twice. Neither case resulted in charges being filed. One resulting lawsuit was settled out of court. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2019, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-is-a-douchebag/838434/247 "2019-09-22T12:46:25Z")
> [@AK84](#): > > I am sorry, there is \*a rapist \*playing in an American football team? Please tell me thats a tasteless nickname? Pittsburgh Steeler quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger, is known as Ben Rapistberger, a nickname he _earned_. When I just now searched on google for “Ben Roethlisberger” it autocorrected to “Ben Roethlisberger”. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2019, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-is-a-douchebag/838434/248 "2019-09-22T12:50:15Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Ben Roethlisberger was accused of sexual assault twice. Neither case resulted in charges being filed. One resulting lawsuit was settled out of court. Along with the two public accusations, there’s been a ton of “talk”. Hell, [he creeped out _Stormy Daniels._](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2018/09/20/stormy-daniels-ben-roethlisberger-terrified-her/1371525002/) ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2019, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-is-a-douchebag/838434/249 "2019-09-22T14:08:24Z")
Now he says he won’t play in the NFL. > **[AB says he's done with NFL; calls out Kraft, Ben](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/27674076/ab-says-done-nfl-calls-kraft-ben)** > > Antonio Brown says he won't play in the NFL anymore and also took a shot at New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft in a series of tweets sent Sunday morning. ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2019, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-is-a-douchebag/838434/250 "2019-09-22T14:19:42Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Ben Roethlisberger was accused of sexual assault twice. Neither case resulted in charges being filed. One resulting lawsuit was settled out of court. > [@kayaker](#): > > Pittsburgh Steeler quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger, is known as Ben Rapistberger, a nickname he _earned_. > > When I just now searched on google for “Ben Roethlisberger” it autocorrected to “Ben Roethlisberger”. Looking up Mr Roethlisberger’s charges, I have to say, he is one[I] lucky bastard.\* In one of the cases, he avoided indictment because the amount of DNA found was insufficient to link it to him and no semen was found…:eek: From the story, mainly because his bodyguards probably stopped him before he could start, after they prevented others from helping the victim. Asshole. Damn… did he get _any_ punishment? ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2019, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-is-a-douchebag/838434/251 "2019-09-22T14:23:30Z")
> [@AK84](#): > > Damn… did he get _any_ punishment? He was suspended by the league for 6 games, later reduced to 4, for violating the league’s personal conduct policy. ---
**Author:** ![UCBearcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/77aa72/32.png) [@UCBearcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UCBearcats)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2019, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-is-a-douchebag/838434/252 "2019-09-22T15:15:48Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > A lot of people say his behavior became a lot more erratic after Vontaze Burfect destroyed him in a big hit a few years ago. I haven’t checked the date of the allegations to vet the plausibility of this, but apparently he became a lot more difficult to deal with after that incident. I would think this is causing a lot of the additional issues. I’m sure there were problems before this, but this hit increased the frequency and severity of them. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2019, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-is-a-douchebag/838434/253 "2019-09-22T16:09:48Z")
> [@](#): > > ``` > Will not be playing in the @NFL anymore these owners can cancel deals do whatever they want at anytime we will see if the @NFLPA hold them accountable sad they can just void guarantees anytime going on 40m 2 months will see if they pay up ! > — AB (@AB84) September 22, 2019 > > ``` What is amusing about his tweet is that AbusingB\*\*\*\*84 has been reneging on contracts and not paying his bills for years. Will he finally pay up? > **[Lawsuits, accusations pile up for ex-Steeler Antonio Brown](https://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2019/09/16/antonio-brown-steelers-police-calls-lawsuit/stories/201909160120)** > > Two people have sued the wide receiver in Allegheny County this month, a third suit is pending, and a woman accused him of rape in Florida. > [@](#): > > Last week a personal trainer sued the flamboyant former Pittsburgh Steeler in federal court in Florida, claiming that he raped her last year and accosted her in 2017 in Pittsburgh. In July a Florida chef sued him, claiming the wide receiver failed to pay him for a $38,500 bill after he cooked for Brown at a private event in Osceola County during the Pro Bowl weekend in 2018. > > Earlier this month, Robert Leo of Ross, a former man Friday to Mr. Brown, sued his onetime boss in Allegheny County for nearly $17,000 in unreimbursed credit card expenditures he claims were made on the athlete’s behalf. And a Monroeville orthopedic surgeon and bodybuilder, Victor Prisk, also sued Mr. Brown here, accusing the wide receiver of stiffing him for $11,500 for services as a wellness coach at $500 an hour. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2019, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-is-a-douchebag/838434/254 "2019-09-22T16:28:55Z")
I’m not sure who’s the bigger scammer: the millionaire athlete who doesn’t pay his bills, or the “wellness coach” who charges $500 an hour. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2019, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-is-a-douchebag/838434/255 "2019-09-22T18:00:27Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > Now he says he won’t play in the NFL. > [https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/\_/id/27674076/ab-says-done-nfl-calls-kraft-ben](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/27674076/ab-says-done-nfl-calls-kraft-ben) The XFL said they have no interest either. > **[XFL not interested in Antonio Brown](https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/xfl-not-interested-in-antonio-brown)** > > With Antonio Brown claiming that he's done with the NFL, there are other FL's out there that could provide landing spots for a talented, albeit troubled, player. I like this story about Brown blocking a fake XFL Twitter account. Petty! > **[Antonio Brown Blocked a Fake XFL Account After They Trolled Him in Ultimate...](https://www.12up.com/posts/antonio-brown-blocked-a-fake-xfl-account-after-they-trolled-him-in-ultimate-petty-move-01dnak82q0ew)** > > Disgraced star wide Antonio Brown receiver blocked a fake XFL account after they trolled him with a tweet expressing their lack of interest in him. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2019, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-is-a-douchebag/838434/256 "2019-09-22T18:40:29Z")
I have to imagine that Goodell is thrilled with the news. Can he make it impossible for Brown to come back? ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2019, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-is-a-douchebag/838434/257 "2019-09-22T20:41:07Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > I have to imagine that Goodell is thrilled with the news. > > Can he make it impossible for Brown to come back? Indefinite suspensions are a thing in the NFL so he could, but right now he i don’t think he has to, and probably won’t while the league is investigating. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2019, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-is-a-douchebag/838434/258 "2019-09-22T21:26:11Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > Can he make it impossible for Brown to come back? He can place AB on the Commissioner’s Exempt list. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2019, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-is-a-douchebag/838434/259 "2019-09-22T22:06:47Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > He can place AB on the Commissioner’s Exempt list. I don’t know if that applies here. [http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000725141/article/what-is-the-reservecommissioner-exempt-list](http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000725141/article/what-is-the-reservecommissioner-exempt-list) The Exempt List applies to a team’s roster. Brown isn’t on a roster. It wouldn’t mean anything right now. If a team signed him, it could be used. I believe he can be suspended by the league without being on a team though. ---
**Author:** ![Isosleepy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/isosleepy/32/479_2.png) [@Isosleepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isosleepy)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2019, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-is-a-douchebag/838434/260 "2019-11-08T00:31:10Z")
> **[Antonio Brown says 'f--- the NFL' in new social media tirade](https://sports.yahoo.com/antonio-brown-says-f-the-nfl-in-new-social-media-tirade-182421339.html)** > > Antonio Brown has once again used social media to quit the NFL. AB quitting from a job he doesn’t actually have. Again. New verb: Browning? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-is-a-douchebag/838434.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonio-brown-is-a-douchebag/838434.md?page=14)