Antonio Brown Indicates He’s Retiring From NFL

On Monday, free agent WR Antonio Brown posted a series of Tweets indicating that he plans to retire from the NFL. 

Is it time to walk away i done ✅ everything in the game ?!!

— AB (@AB84) July 20, 2020

at this point the risk is greater than the reward thank you everyone who been part of this journey i sincerely thank you for everything! life goes on 84!

— AB (@AB84) July 20, 2020

https://twitter.com/AB84/status/1285280604133761036

This comes shortly after Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reported that the Seahawks have done a “deep dive” on Brown and have done a lot of research regarding the possibility of signing him to a contract.

Fowler said that Seattle feels like they have a good grasp on who Brown is as a player and as a person.

While there’s nothing imminent between the Seahawks and Brown at this time, Fowler mentions that they’re at least monitoring the situation.

As for a potential suspension for Brown, Fowler reports that several teams are on hold with Brown because they’re waiting to hear back from the league regarding potential discipline. Even so, Fowler adds that teams expect Brown to be suspended at least a few games for his prior off-the-field issues.

Brown, 31, is a former sixth-round pick of the Steelers back in 2010. He was in the third year of his five-year, $72.71 million contract when the Steelers traded him to the Raiders back in March. 

The Raiders later signed Brown to a new contract worth $50.125 million and includes $30.125 million guaranteed. However, Oakland made the decision to release Brown before the start of the season and he later signed a one-year deal worth up to $15 million with the Patriots.

Brown lasted just 11 days in New England.  

In 2019, Brown appeared in one game for the Patriots and caught four passes for 56 yards receiving and one touchdown.

We’ll have more regarding Brown as the news is available.