Antonio Brown has been infamous in every single role he has played throughout his career. As a wide receiver and teammate, he has had a lot of drama with his teams’ management, coaches, and even players. While he was teammates with someone like Tom Brady, he made some unethical moves on Twitter by leaking their chats. However, as a team owner, Brown has alleged to have reached a new low.
Brown has been accused of mistreating his players and coaches as an owner of the Albany Empire. Interestingly, this hasn’t stopped him from putting up cryptic posts on Twitter that have the exact opposite message.
Another cryptic post from Antonio Brown
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Brown has always been famous for cryptic tweets on the social media platform that are often hard to decipher. Keeping in line with his usual behavior, AB took to Twitter to speak up about players rising from poverty and proving themselves. He was preaching quotes about how an athlete needs to step away from entitlement. Ironically, the ex-WR meant to speak about a player’s hunger to win, prove themselves, and rise up.
Hungry Players From Poverty
Produce Winning
Entitlement kills #FindEm #ByeWeek #EmpireBusiness
Concepts doesn’t change
Just amount that paid
You one step away being proYou not serious your Gone
— AB (@AB84) May 30, 2023
However, he himself has been accused of not treating his players well. And to top it off, AB even gave a shoutout to the way his team conducts business. Amidst the recent accusations, this might come off as hypocritical.
AB is currently under a lot of accusations that deal with the mistreatment of his own players.
Brown’s issues with his own players
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While Brown seems to be preaching a lot about how players should strive for success, there has been a lot of controversy surrounding him. His tweet might even come off as slightly hypocritical, considering the allegations against him. The ex-wide receiver turned team owner has been accused of not treating his players and his coaching staff right. He has been accused of withholding payment to his players and coaching staff.
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Furthermore, he has even suspended multiple players and caused several coaches to quit. The controversy has carried to the extent that the team’s official Instagram account posted searches for a new head coach, wide receiver, defensive back, lineman, and backup quarterback. While the issues might have been sorted out, the complaints against AB are lodged high.
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After such accusations against him, a tweet about players rising up and earning money might just come off as an unseemly comment. Only after the truth behind the conflict within the Albany Empire is uncovered, will Brown’s actions be vindicated.