The Buccaneers may have agreed to terms with Antonio Brown, but it’s not a done deal just yet. Brown’s contract is still pending a physical following a recent knee procedure, head coach Bruce Arians says. 
“He has to pass the physical,” Arians said (via Pewter Report). “Hopefully we’ll have a scope on Tuesday, he’s getting his knee cleaned out, and everything will work out fine. It’s just a matter of a physical.”
In late April, Brown reportedly agreed to a new one-year deal with the defending champs. Assuming the deal holds up, Brown can earn up to $6.25MM with $3.1MM fully guaranteed and a $2MM signing bonus. The remaining half of the $6.25MM could be achieved via incentives.
Brown was dealing with knee issues throughout the playoffs but, for one reason or another, he held off on the surgery. The Bucs may be scratching their heads about Brown’s chosen timetable, but Arians still seems enthusiastic about another go ’round with Brown.
“We wanted AB back,” Arians said. “He was a model citizen the whole time he’s been here. We wanted him back and he’s never had surgery in his life. It’s just a matter of physical done. I wanted him back the whole time.”
In eight regular season games last year, Brown notched 45 catches for 483 yards and four touchdowns. Meanwhile, 20 of those 45 grabs came in the final three weeks of the regular season, a sign that AB could have some monster games in store this year.
Great guy , I’m super glad for him!
I’m envisioning a procedure like the movie “face-off”, where a person’s brain can be switched with that of another rather than just their face. That would help explain the “model citizen” behavior that hadn’t been present the previous several years or for the multiple teams he’s been shown the door from.
Or maybe he’s completely changed his entire personality and demeanor on his own (or with the help of therapy), which is something therapists have been trying to figure out how to accomplish for a real long time now. If so, hat’s off to ya, Antonio
Medication changed his life, he’s still the same person
“Wanted” him back? Sounds like he knows he won’t pass physical.
Interesting catch! We’ll see