Antonio Brown Reportedly Had Injured Ankle Before Abandoning Team

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Wide Receiver Antonio Browns stormed off in the middle of a game vs the Jets last weekend.

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Brown was seen trying to get calmed down by teammate Mike Evans.

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Brown reportedly refused to enter the game when called on.

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Head Coach Bruce Arians went on to say Brown is “no longer a Buc.”

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Reports now claim that Brown was dealing with an ankle injury.

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Brown reportedly didn’t want to go into the game to aggravate the injury.

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Brown went on to release a hip-hop song after the game.

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Brown also made an appearance at a Brooklyn Nets game.

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Brown was relaxed, while sporting a Balenciaga outfit and his bee chain.

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