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Antonio Brown is getting one other likelihood to play within the NFL after reportedly agreeing to a take care of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Bucs will give the controversial huge receiver a one-12 months deal.
Schefter noted that contract language is easy being finalized and Brown has to particular COVID-19 protocols.
Schefter reported on Oct. 21 that groups had been making ready to originate a proposal to Brown when his eight-sport suspension came to an cease after Week 8.
If the deal gets carried out, Brown would perchance be eligible to play for Tampa in Week 9 towards the New Orleans Saints.
The NFL launched Brown’s eight-sport suspension in July:
Brown has been a free agent since being launched by the New England Patriots on Sept. 20, 2019. Brown played in a single sport for the Patriots.
Brown’s liberate came 10 days after his former trainer, Brittney Taylor, accused him of sexual assault and rape in a federal lawsuit filed within the Southern District of Florida.
Within the lawsuit, Taylor acknowledged Brown sexually assaulted her on two diverse occasions in 2017 and raped her after forcing himself on her in 2018. Brown denied Taylor’s allegations in a assertion launched by his attorney.
On Sept. 16, 2019, Robert Klemko of Sports actions Illustrated reported a female artist Brown employed to coloration a mural at his dwelling acknowledged he made undesirable sexual advances toward her.
Three days later, Klemko reported the artist’s legal expert despatched a letter to the NFL with regards to “intimidating texts” Brown despatched his consumer after her accusations towards him.
In June, Brown pleaded no contest to a prison burglary with battery fee and two misdemeanors after allegedly bodily assaulting a shipping truck driver in Florida in January. The suspension stemmed from those charges as effectively as the sexual misconduct allegation and harmful texts.
Per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, Brown could well presumably face additional punishment from the NFL connected to Taylor’s lawsuit and allegations, which the league is easy investigating.
Brown’s instant time with the Patriots came after he was launched by the Oakland Raiders following a series of incidents that integrated a criticism about the helmet he could well presumably put on and a foot anxiousness attributable to wearing heinous shoes in a cryotherapy machine.
Brown had as a minimal 100 receptions and 1,200 yards in each and each of his last six seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The Bucs no doubt are now no longer missing impact skill at huge receiver with Mike Evans and Chris Godwin each and each able to taking on games. Godwin has been going through a hamstring anxiousness that saved him out for two games earlier this season.
With Tom Brady steadying the ship at quarterback, bringing in Brown makes sense from a soccer viewpoint. He has a earlier relationship with Brady from their brief time collectively as teammates with the New England Patriots.
Brady is a quarterback who historically needs to have faith his receivers in expose to throw the ball of their course.
There would perchance be concerns about what Brown will likely be off the field for the Buccaneers given his prolonged list of concerns over the last 12 months.
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported in March that Bucs head coach Bruce Arians did no longer bear a gargantuan trip working with Brown when he was offensive coordinator for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
If Brown returns to being the player he was at his easiest with the Steelers, Tampa Bay can bear the most easy trio of large receivers within the NFL and is in high region to take care of atop the NFC South in its quest to originate the playoffs for the first time since 2007.
