Former Highest Paid WR Antonio Brown Gets Sued for Conning a Florida Man for a Massive Four Figures

Oct 7, 2022 | 4:50 PM EDT

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Former NFL Star turned rapper Antonio Brown is grabbing the headlines again for the wrong reason. A Florida Man prosecuted the outrageous former NFL’s highest-paid Wide Receiver for allegedly conning him with a fake watch. Antonio Brown allegedly sold him a Richard Mille watch for $168k, which later turned out to be an unoriginal copy.

A guy named Ryan Kane has sued “AB” in Broward County, claiming the conning incident took place on July 27 this year. Antonio Brown told Ryan Kane that the watch was an authentic ‘RM 011’ model, according to the suit. He also told that the watch will cost in the north of a whooping 400k dollars. Eventually, the duo settled for 168k dollars.

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Kane says in the suit that he got to know that the watch is fake after taking it to a watch appraiser. He went to a watch appraiser to have the watch authenticated and for insurance. The appraiser also told that the value of the watch will hardly cross a few hundred bucks.

Kane had claimed that Brown bought this fake watch along with three more specimens in Dubai earlier this year. He also alleged that the watches actually cost Brown only 500 dollars apiece. He appealed to the court in order to get his money back with interest, along with fraud charges.

Antonio Brown, a shadow of his mind-blowing past?

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One-time Super Bowl champion Antonio Brown once set a world record by securing a lucrative deal worth $68 million with Pittsburgh Steelers. The deal made him the highest-paid wide receiver in NFL history. Brown also recorded more receptions than any other player from 2010 to 2018. All his past glories seem like a hard recall of the current turbulent lifestyle he is living with.

After the controversial incident for Tampa Bay Buccaneers against the Jets, Brown remains a free agent. However, he tried his hands at the rap industry in recent times. Despite mixed receptions, Brown seems to carry it forward, even wanting to play in the Super Bowl.

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The NFL world still thinks that Brown can still make a comeback, flying through the defenses on-field. However, the future seems a little vague with current unpleasant incidents happening in his career. What do you think the future holds for him?

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