Latest On Antonio Brown

Antonio Brown found himself back in the news cycle this week and, according to his camp, he could land an NFL deal in the near future. In a statement provided to Tom Pelissero of NFL.com (Twitter link), Brown’s attorney said that the wide receiver’s no contest plea should clear the way for his return to football.

[RELATED: Antonio Brown Hints At Impending NFL Deal]

With this matter now resolved and behind him, Mr. Brown looks forward to continuing his cooperation with the NFL and resuming his phenomenal professional career,” attorney Carson Hancock said. “He has achieved so much throughout his life from both a personal and professional standpoint, and will continue to do so.”

Brown was facing one felony charge and two misdemeanor charges for his January incident with a delivery driver. The driver said that a verbal dispute over payment turned physical when Brown assaulted him. Hancock believes that it should have been resolved as a civil matter, but also felt that the no contest plea was Brown’s quickest path back to the field.

Brown, meanwhile, hinted at a deal being in the works with an NFL team in an Instagram post on Friday. In the interest of equal time: We’ve been here before with Brown. Brown’s former rep Drew Rosenhaus routinely claimed that Brown was receiving lots of NFL interest even as lawsuits, charges, and troubling social media posts emerged on a near-weekly basis. Eventually, Rosenhaus parted ways with Brown, leading the longtime Steelers star to a new agent.

Brown, 32 in July, has caught 841 passes for 11,253 yards over the course of his ten-year career, which includes seven Pro Bowl appearances. Despite all of the red flags, Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson have publicly advocated for their respective teams to sign him.

View Comments (41)