The Patriots are welcome to him. I’m sure they’ll love it when he starts driving down the streets of Boston at 100+ mph and throwing furniture off of a balconies.
Oh man, now I’m jonesing for a Primantis “Pittsburgher Cheese Steak”.
If Brown’s goal all along was to get released and go to NE there’s really no need for NE to tamper, but just wait out the madness and take the opportunity if it comes, knowing full well the risk of tampering would bring an enormous investigation, distraction, loss of draft picks, etc. Why bother with all that if you get him either way? It’s a risk to sign him, but the downside if it doesn’t work out is a loss of a few million, they’ll release him before he can cause much damage. The upside is obviously worth that risk, for NE at least.
Why would he wait 9 years? I wouldn’t be shocked to see all that in a series of tweets tomorrow.
I won’t lie. I would totally try that thing.
Oh, sure, it’s possible. But let Roger try to do anything about it, in the wake of his pathetic Deflategate efforts, so easily disproven by any high schooler who passed Chemistry. And what’s the worst case anyway, they have to give up a first-rounder? If AB’s ready to play The System, he’s worth it. Now, what are they going to do with both him and Gordon (and soon Harry) running deep routes? Throw out there instead of over the middle like they generally do?
Sweet, sweet tears … 
The Steelers and the Raiders both getting screwed, however it happens, is of course a Very Good Thing.
BTW, Bill can put up with a lot of posturing and other off-the-field stuff (even from Aaron Hernandez) but doesn’t keep players who start disrupting the team *on *the field (Albert Haynesworth was cut after only a few games because of that, btw - Jamie Collins is back but apparently enough years in Cleveland taught him a lesson). He no doubt has a way not to pay AB if his latest act turns out not be just an act.
Reported for thread title change to **Antonio Brown is The Patriot’s douchebag. **
The Steelers didn’t get screwed. They got rid of a cancer that spoiled their season and used the picks they got to trade up and get Devin Bush. Seriously, no complaints here. Pittsburgh will be just fine.
Interesting article from TMZ of all places.
If AB was in California at the time he recorded his phone call with Gruden, and Gruden wasn’t aware of it (and it seems like he wasn’t) then AB might have broken state law. If the Raiders wanted to see him punished for his shenanigans, Gruden might press charges, and that may lead to a league suspension pending investigation. That could be one way for Oakland to retaliate.
The Raiders do have a good claim to get equivalent picks back from Pittsburgh, if they want to push it. Now, let’s see what either team can do with less talent on the field.
BTW, watching the game last night *must *have helped him realize the Pats don’t really need him.
That was actually the first thing I thought of when I heard of his recorded conversation with Gruden.
Federal law requires that only one party to a conversation agree to the recording, so under federal law, and the laws of most states, his recording would be fine. But there are about a dozen states, and California is one, that require all-party consent to audio recording. The main exception in California law is for cases when you have no expectation of privacy, but that’s definitely not going to apply to a person-to-person phone call between two private individuals.
But the Steelers might. That ship though has already sailed, hit an iceberg, sank, and then James Cameron made a movie about it.
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This just came up regard Brown. It is behind a paywall, but it is the Times.
Well, since it’s behind a paywall, perhaps you could tell us a little bit more about it. :dubious:
BREAKING: Patriots WR Antonio Brown accused of three separate incidents of sexual assault and rape, according to federal lawsuit filed Tuesday: https://nyti.ms/2lKSCx1
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I read the article in The NY Times. It’s pretty convincing and I’m curious about what the Patriots knew when they signed him.
The hits just keep on coming, don’t they? I’m beginning to wonder if he’ll ever play another down in the NFL.
At this point I’d bet on “no”. This might be the final nail in the coffin, or maybe railroad spike.
Non-paywall article on SI.com, which quotes passages from the lawsuit:
https://www.si.com/nfl/2019/09/10/antonio-brown-sexual-assault-accusations-patriots
I know it’s gauche to to say it, but the timing on this filing is a bit suspect.