Usually when there’s Antonio Brown legal news it’s bad news, but not today. The frequently embattled Buccaneers receiver got a positive update Tuesday, as Ian Rapoport of NFL Network tweets that his probation has been terminated a year early.
This all stems from when Brown pled no contest to criminal assault charges from an incident with a delivery driver. The plea allowed Brown to avoid jail time after he was initially facing more serious charges. Instead he was hit with two years of probation, 100 hours of community service, and a mandatory psychiatric evaluation.
Brown’s attorney Sean Burstyn released a statement, which you can read in Rapoport’s tweet, saying the battery case has been finalized, and that the early termination is “further demonstration of Antonio Brown’s hard work and great progress since his NFL suspension.”
“We see nothing but blue sky for AB.” Despite all the optimism, Brown’s legal headaches from the incident aren’t quite over yet. Just last month, the driver hit him with a lawsuit alleging Brown broke the driver’s car key and “proceeded to verbally and physically attack (Tumanov), causing severe personal injuries.”
As for his actual football career, Brown re-signed with the defending champion Bucs on a one-year deal worth up to $6.25MM with $3.1MM guaranteed. He had 45 catches for 483 yards and four touchdowns in his first half-season in Tampa after serving his eight-game suspension to start the year.
Love this guy!!!!
This is why I know Watson will play again in the league. Money can buy whatever you need. He’ll pay off the women. Goodell will sit him for 6 some odd weeks and that’ll be it.
Watson could be moved by the trade deadline. His suspension most likely will be done or coming close to it by then.
While I don’t disagree that we could see Watson sooner than we think, he has way more accusers than Brown. Tough to see him on the field this season. Maybe next year?
Amazing how money can allow you to be above the law, do whatever you want with little to no consequences. #CorruptAmerica
Truth is no matter where you live, if you’re rich, you can get off w/ a lot of baloney. Money talks worldwide.
Lol….you think it’s corrupt here….you need to travel a LOT more.
lucky duck
I imagine that psychiatric evaluation would make for some pretty entertaining reading.
I’ve never heard of probation being “terminated” early. Didn’t know it was even a thing.
I’m sure it has nothing to do with wealth and/or fame and that it’s super common and I’ve simply never once heard of it ever.
you’re only as good as your last headline.
This is flat out disgusting. A regular Joe would likely have seen jail time had they had Browns wrap, let alone have it terminated. It truly is astounding how corrupt the legal system is.