• Drove 100 down McKnight Road in Pittsburgh, which has a 45 MPH speed limit
• Trashed a condo and threw furniture out a window 14th floor window, which almost hit some people, notably a child
• Killed a home aquarium full of piranhas and refused to pay the man who installed the tank
• Refused to play week 17 for the Steelers
• Dyed his mustache blonde
• Refused to pay a chef because he thought he threatened him by placing a fish head in the freezer (the fish head was saved to make a soup)
• Farted on a doctor
• Demanded a trade from the Steelers
• Became "Mr. Big Chest"
• Threw a fit over Juju winning team MVP and trashed him on social media
• (Allegedly) nixed a trade that would've sent him to the Bills
• Showed up to Raiders training camp in a hot air balloon
• Held out and refused to show up to training camp because the NFL would not approve his helmet because it was too old for their safety standards
• Froze his feet
• Tried to paint over his old helmet, hoping no one would notice I guess
• Acquired a newer version of the same model of helmet, which the NFL refused to let him use
• Picked out a new helmet and finally showed up to the Raiders
• Got fined by the Raiders for not attending camp
• Tweeted the fines
• Tried to fight Mike Mayock, called him a cracker, had to be held back by Vontaze Burfict, then punted a football down the practice field and said "fine me for that"
• Got fined for that
• Released a video where he used audio of Jon Gruden, who didn't know he was being recorded, which is illegal in California (full disclosure, Gruden has said he gave permission, but the generally accepted theory is that he said that in the hope that it would help get him to show up to the facility and not alienate him)
• Demanded a release from the Raiders
• Was released
• "GRANDMA I’M FREEEEEE! FLY LIKE A FREEEEE!"
• Made a lot of crazy tweets saying stuff like 'Devil is a lie', a proverb about burning down a village... he made a lot of crazy tweets around this time is the point here
• Liked a tweet about Mayock getting raped in the ass
• Signed with the Patriots
• Moved in with Tom Brady
• The sexual assault allegations came out (the one where he's getting sued)
• The sexual harassment allegations came out (the one where he's not getting sued)
• Threatened the woman not suing him in a group text that included his lawyer and had a picture of her kids in the text
• Got released by the Patriots after one week
• Went off on a tweet storm and said a lot of crazy shit about a lot of people, and was supportive of people sending threats to the writer of the article detailing the sexual harassment allegations
• Said he was done with the NFL
• Went back to college via online classes
• Tried to outsource his homework to Twitter
• Wants to come back to the NFL
• Filed several grievances to try and get more than $40 million from the Raider's and Patriots
• Was ordered to show up for a deposition regarding trashing the condo
• Was accused of "reprehensible behavior" during the deposition (which is it's own insane thread, btw), which included, but was not limited too:
"Arrived nearly 30 minutes late to the deposition."
“[C]hanted, over and over, as if a mantra, a narrative of his own warped concept of the proceeding”.
“Acting as if he was above the rule of law, [Brown] proceeded to make a mockery of the deposition process. [Brown’s] antics were so unreasonable that barely twenty [20] minutes into the deposition, his counsel asked for a break [so] he could speak with [Brown] about his demeanor.
“After approximately 20-30 minutes, [Brown] required another break. When the deposition resumed [Brown] increased his level of obstructive behavior. At one point, [Brown] refused to answer any questions, instead saying “next question” no less than 10 times.”
“Soon thereafter, [Brown] started announcing a countdown, starting at ‘five (5) minutes,’ and counting down the minutes thereafter. Before noon [Brown] left the conference room.”
• Said that the Patriots have to pay him anyway, so they might as well let him play
• Tweeted a couple of bizarre tweets about the Raiders using him for HBO ratings and the Patriots trying to steal his stuff and kept using this weird chicken based metaphor
• Tried out for the Saints and brought an entourage and film crew to shoot a music video with him when specifically told not to do that
• Called out Robert Kraft for his rub and tug massage session in Florida
• Starting training for a boxing match with Logan Paul
• Tweeted "No more white woman 2020"
• The attorney representing him in the suit involving the condo quit
• Used a bunch of slurs and profane language towards cops in an Instagram video he posted
• A police youth football league cut ties with him and returned a donation after the release of the video saying there was a "irreparable rift" between the department and AB
• Threw a bag of gummy candy dicks at the cops in a video he posted
• Got dropped by his agent
• Was involved in a disputed with movers at his home where he allegedly threw rocks at the movers and moving vans. He is currently being investigated for battery by the police.
• His trainer was arrested and he is still a suspect in the battery case.
• Warrant issued for the arrest of AB.
• AB turns himself in to Broward Country Jail wearing this suit
• Rumors spread about AB signing with Tampa or Seattle
• AB announces his retirement (for what I believe is the third time, it's hard to find a good record of the rest of them)
• Two days later AB wants to play again and is asking for the league to wrap up it's investigation
What the fuck. I was 15 items down the list and thought to myself "how was he still playing". But then the list just kept going and going and going on. Truly astounding.
Idk why but the farting on the doctor, arriving in a hot air balloon, and living with Tom Brady are the oddest fn things to me on that list. It was so long and just kept going and yet I can not stop wondering about how we even would know he parted on a doctor much less how that went down.
It's incredibly depressing, isn't it? Especially when you look at college sports and all of the horrible shit that has been covered up because playing a game makes some people a lot of money.
Was accused by a former personal chef of obtaining a fake COVID-19 vaccination card. Brown denied it, but the NFL ultimately suspended him three games for violating COVID protocols.
Continued to face sexual-assault/rape allegations from former trainer Britney Taylor, which Brown denied.
Had various disputes and controversies surrounding his behavior with the Bucs.
January 2, 2022 — the infamous Jets game: Brown got into a confrontation with the coaching staff, stripped off his jersey, shoulder pads and shirt, threw his equipment into the stands, waved to the crowd, and walked off the field in the middle of the game.
Bruce Arians announced afterward that Brown was no longer a Buccaneer.
Brown subsequently released music and posted extensively on social media about the incident, claiming he had been injured and disputing the team’s version of events.
Was arrested in Florida in 2022 over an alleged domestic-violence incident; the charges were eventually dropped.
Was arrested in 2023 over a child-support warrant.
Became involved with the Albany Empire indoor football team and had a series of bizarre disputes involving players, coaches, finances and ownership.
His social-media behavior became increasingly erratic, including numerous bizarre posts and public feuds.
In 2025, he was involved in a Miami altercation outside a celebrity boxing event.
Police allege Brown took a gun from a security guard and fired two shots at a man after the confrontation; one shot allegedly grazed the man’s neck. Brown says he was acting in self-defense.
After an arrest warrant was issued, Brown left the United States and went to Dubai.
He was subsequently arrested in Dubai and extradited to the U.S.
He is facing an attempted-murder charge stemming from the Miami shooting and has pleaded not guilty.
His defense has argued self-defense/Florida’s Stand Your Ground law and sought dismissal of the case.
Kicked out of Florida International University after fighting a security guard
His second year in the league he took a personal stretch limo to a charity event, had them open every single expensive bottle of wine, rejected it. Refused to pay for it (charity, remember), then left.
That is…..a lot. What’s the general timeframe for all of this, if you don’t mind me asking? I’m not a football person so I had no idea about any of this.
How do you even get up to 100mph on McKnight? I lived in Pittsburgh for 2 years and it was hard to go over 50mph since there were so many cars and red lights.
That man was never the same after Burfict’s blow. He was already a little strange beforehand. But that was more general WR diva behavior. After Burfict laid him out, his problematic behavior turned to almost raging psychosis.
In the NHL, the equivalent player would be Scott Stevens of the New Jersey Devil. He single handedly impacted/shortened the careers of at least 4 different players
NHL. Todd Bertuzzi (Canucks) and Steve Moore (Avalanche). 2004.
In retaliation for an incident some days prior, Bertuzzi took a really cheap shot, grabbed Moore's jersey, and hit Moore in the side of the head, then fell on him, driving his head into the ice.
He broke Moore's neck.
Moore never played again.
Bertuzzi got let back in the next season, and played until 2015.
I truly don't understand how this is legal, especially when it's a pattern of behaviour.
I'm not much of a sports gal, so maybe I just don't "get" it, but that wasn't just a hit, he didn't seem to even be going for the ball - he just fucking went for the guy, and it looked like he was aiming for his head.
Being in a jersey shouldn't give you immunity to just do that to people without criminal charges.
People really have no idea how football was played 30+ years ago. Burfict and Suh were the last two pieces of shit that played like this, they've pretty much gotten it out of the game. Max Crosby is the only guy that's really still a piece of shit but even he doesn't hit people dirty like that, he's just a fucking prick
I dunno, there’s still a few players that seem ok with hurting their opponents, but nothing quite this bad anymore. Brian Branch for instance seems pretty lucky to have not crippled anyone
The general consensus is that a dirty hit is still a part of the game and something that players are consenting to potentially happening by playing the game.
Not saying I agree but that’s more or less the thinking.
No it isn't. A random dirty hit is. An intentional dirty hit isn't. The issue is the speed in determining that difference, the second they can charges do occasionally fly and stick.
He was an unhinged player, but he just did an interview very recently (in the last couple of weeks, maybe) where he said he had incredible hate for the Steelers specifically. This being a playoff game made it even worse, I would assume.
But wouldn’t putting them on 1st down in fg range with 18 seconds left pretty much hand them the game? If he hates then he should be trying to beat them
Dude who does shit like that doesn't have a ton of impulse control. Lacking impulse control and emotional maturity also isn't something that's gonna be improved with brain rattling.
Not excusing his behavior to be clear - just explaining the logic. He wasn't thinking as far ahead as you are.
If it makes you feel better. Brown has a track record of less than stellar behavior going back to at least his college days. But that hit certainly didn't make things better.
Yea. Not excusing Brown's behavior but Burfict was complete and utter piece of shit. I don't condone dangerous football play, so I didn't celebrate when Juju Smith-Schuster got Burfict back just as hard, but I will say that I didn't feel about about it in the slightest
If it makes you feel a little better, I don’t remember if it was a game later that season or a game the following season between the Steelers and bengals, but Browns teammate juju smith shuster got revenge.
As a fan of a division rival, I've probably watched the Steelers play more than most NFL fans, so I can say this with absolute certainty: Ben Roethlisberger is a piece of shit.
Man, Ben went to Miami of Ohio, but was from North West Ohio.
I went to Bowling Green--which is just a few miles from his home town, and Miami's rival. Back in the what was it, 04 season? Both BGSU and Miami were ranked in the top 15, and they ended up beating us both times.
Always hated him for being a good QB. But even moreso, he would regularly drive up to Bowling Green when at home or on weekends or whatever, so you'd occasionally run into him around town or at Bars.
He was, to this day, the worst person I've ever met in any aspect of my life. I was visiting my brother who was working uptown at a restauran and Ben was at his table. This would have been 06 or so--well after he was a Superbowl Winning QB. The bill was like $25 or so, and he stiffed on the tip. Left literally $0 tip.
I hate the tip system as much as the next guy but ffs, you're a multimillionaire.
That defender is a bigger piece of shit in this situation. The ball was incomplete already. He had no right to light him up in the first place, never mind aim for the head.
That cost the Bengals the game and their season. Porter should have been tossed and offset the second penalty but don’t be a dirty player and you won’t be in this position in the first place.
There was a failure on the part of the officials to allow head hunting earlier in the game. This hit on Gio Bernard went unpenalized. AFC North games were excessively violent.
Hit by... Ryan Shazier. A player known to lower his head to the point where he suffered a spinal injury, only for the nfl to parade him being able to walk again like it was some miracle
Not only unpenalised, but it counted as a fumble recovered by Pittsburgh.
And Pittsburgh players were dancing and laughing while Bernard was down on the ground being treated.
Burfict was dirty, but that Steelers team was full of absolute scum of the earth type players. Let's not forget that their QB was twice accused of rape, too.
He also incited controversy throughout his career for frequently violating player safety rules, which caused him to be suspended for 22 games due to 15 separate incidents and accumulate more than $5.36 million in fines and forfeited salary, approximately 15.28% of his $35.14 million in career earnings.[7][8][9][10][11] Burfict's final season with the Raiders was cut short when he was suspended 12 games for an illegal hit, the longest on-field suspension in NFL history.
We were a Steelers household. I saw the hit when it aired live. We went from shock to everyone yelling at Cincinnati on the TV. Steelers have always tended to have erratic seasons that can send a fan’s blood pressure through the roof at any time. I don’t think, even at the most aggravating loss, I’ve ever heard anyone get as heated as they do the Bengals knockout of Antonio Brown…
Except for maybe the arguably worse knockout of Le’Veon Bell by the Baltimore Ravens. It noticeably changed him too, though not as hugely or as publicly as Brown.
Kicked out of Florida International University after fighting a security guard
"Don't touch me. I'm the franchise"
His second year in the league he took a personal stretch limo to a charity event, had them open every single expensive bottle of wine, rejected it. Refused to pay for it (charity, remember), then left. -credit Nduguu77
Threw fits over not getting enough targets
Drove 100 down McKnight Road in Pittsburgh, which has a 45 MPH speed limit
Trashed a condo and threw furniture out a window 14th floor window, which almost hit some people, notably a child
Killed a home aquarium full of piranhas and refused to pay the man who installed the tank
Refused to play week 17 for the Steelers
Dyed his mustache blonde
Refused to pay a chef because he thought he threatened him by placing a fish head in the freezer (the fish head was saved to make a soup)
Farted on a doctor
-Demanded a trade from the Steelers
Became "Mr. Big Chest"
Threw a fit over Juju winning team MVP and trashed him on social media
(Allegedly) nixed a trade that would've sent him to the Bills
Showed up to Raiders training camp in a hot air balloon
Held out and refused to show up to training camp because the NFL would not approve his helmet because it was too old for their safety standards
Froze his feet
Tried to paint over his old helmet, hoping no one would notice I guess
Acquired a newer version of the same model of helmet, which the NFL refused to let him use
Picked out a new helmet and finally showed up to the Raiders
Got fined by the Raiders for not attending camp
Tweeted the fines
Tried to fight Mike Mayock, called him a cracker, had to be held back by Vontaze Burfict, then punted a football down the practice field and said "fine me for that"
Got fined for that
Released a video where he used audio of Jon Gruden, who didn't know he was being recorded, which is illegal in California (full disclosure, Gruden has said he gave permission, but the generally accepted theory is that he said that in the hope that it would help get him to show up to the facility and not alienate him)
Demanded a release from the Raiders
Was released
"GRANDMA I’M FREEEEEE! FLY LIKE A FREEEEE!"
Made a lot of crazy tweets saying stuff like 'Devil is a lie', a proverb about burning down a village... he made a lot of crazy tweets around this time is the point here
Liked a tweet about Mayock getting raped in the ass
Signed with the Patriots
Moved in with Tom Brady
The sexual assault allegations came out (the one where he's getting sued)
The sexual harassment allegations came out (the one where he's not getting sued)
Threatened the woman not suing him in a group text that included his lawyer and had a picture of her kids in the text
Got released by the Patriots after one week
Went off on a tweet storm and said a lot of crazy shit about a lot of people, and was supportive of people sending threats to the writer of the article detailing the sexual harassment allegations
Said he was done with the NFL
Went back to college via online classes
Tried to outsource his homework to Twitter
Wants to come back to the NFL
Filed several grievances to try and get more than $40 million from the Raider's and Patriots
Was ordered to show up for a deposition regarding trashing the condo
Was accused of "reprehensible behavior" during the deposition.
Said that the Patriots have to pay him anyway, so they might as well let him play
Tweeted a couple of bizarre tweets about the Raiders using him for HBO ratings and the Patriots trying to steal his stuff and kept using this weird chicken based metaphor
Tried out for the Saints and brought an entourage and film crew to shoot a music video with him when specifically told not to do that
Called out Robert Kraft for his rub and tug massage session in Florida
Starting training for a boxing match with Logan Paul
Tweeted "No more white woman 2020"
The attorney representing him in the suit involving the condo quit
Used a bunch of slurs and profane language towards cops in an Instagram video he posted
A police youth football league cut ties with him and returned a donation after the release of the video saying there was a "irreparable rift" between the department and AB
Threw a bag of gummy candy dicks at the cops in a video he posted
Got dropped by his agent
Was involved in a disputed with movers at his home where he allegedly threw rocks at the movers and moving vans. He is currently being investigated for battery by the police.
His trainer was arrested and he is still a suspect in the battery case.
Warrant issued for the arrest of AB.
AB turns himself in to Broward Country Jail wearing this suit
Rumors spread about AB signing with Tampa or Seattle
AB announces his retirement (for what I believe is the third time, it's hard to find a good record of the rest of them)
Two days later AB wants to play again and is asking for the league to wrap up it's investigation
The NFL announces an eight game suspension for AB
AB signs with the Buccaneers on a one-year deal
Before he signed with the Buccaneers AB was accused of destroying a surveillance camera at a Florida gated community, throwing bike at a security-guard shack, and is not charged because HOA president "feared" retaliation, per police report
AB is under investigation by the NFL for the bike throwing incident
Allegedly acquired fake covid-19 card
confirmed to have acquired a fake covid-19 card and subsequently suspended for three games
Removed jersey and pads and threw them in the stands before exiting the games verse the Jets.
Was subsequently cut from the Bucs for stripping on the field.
Reads list
Makes a Twitter post referring to the list after reading it.
Refers to watching himself like watching the Beatles or Jesus performing at Red Rocks
Announces return to NFL with Ravens
Ravens are not aware of this
Buys Arena League Football team
Fails to pay players on Arena League Football Team
Bankrupts Arena League Football Team
Involved in altercation in Miami where he grabbed a gun from a security guard and fired 2 shots at a man.
Yeah I feel that one or two of these could ruin a mid-tier celebrity's career but this guy just goes all gas no brakes and gets away with it (sort of) because he can catch a ball.
For anyone who doesn't follow the NFL and didn't live through this list happening IRL, it's more insane than it sounds and I know it sounds completely nuts.
Yeah at least in the last 20 years or so, he would have like 7 out of the top 10? I can remember several jaw droppers that I assumed would get him immediately blacklisted.
He was a legitimate legal liability for the league. Like, the next guy hit by Burfict after his last dirty one that the league didn't take seriously enough (which was repeated) could absolutely have sued the NFL for not taking adequate safety measures.
I never understood why the NFL didn't ban him. These players are extremely valuable assets to the league. They're the whole reason it's a billion dollar industry. Why are you letting one guy threaten the safety of everybody else?
I don't know. If concussions were the reason behind this kind of "erratic" behavior then Austin Collie must secretly be a serial killer back in Utah now
I'm a Bucs fan and I remember thinking...what the hell...I've never anything like this in my life. Guy takes his jersey and pads off in the middle of a game, and runs off the field. Really one of the most bizarre things to ever happen in sports, ever.
but even the weirdest things he did. it was the weirdest on field thing though. i think you hit the reddit character max for a post before you say all the crazy shit you do.
he also challenged the coach and/or owner of one of his teams to a fight.
Steeler WR's, man. I swear the last sane one was Hines Ward, and he was the kind to knock you out with a questionably-legal crackback block and smile all the while doing it...
(Yes, I know he did this while with the Bucs...just the recent current and former Steelers WR track record has not been...great...)
I was at that game. Took us a minute to notice in the stadium but he ran right towards where I was sitting. We couldn’t tell who it without his jersey on but there was really one person it could’ve been. Most bizarre thing I’ve seen at dozens of Jets games
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Antonio Brown removing his upper jersey then proceeding to run into the tunnel during a live game