Most NFL players decide to hang up their cleats in the early stages of the offseason. Wide receiver Antonio Brown, however, isn’t your typical athlete. When he “retired”, he quite literally walked away.
That moment was the last time Brown played on an NFL field. He announced his official retirement from the league back in April and never tried to return to the league following the incident. Brown discussed why on the Caresha Please podcast earlier this week, saying he didn’t have anything left to accomplish.
Brown has never been accused of being humble, but he wasn’t lying. The 12-year veteran earned seven Pro Bowl nods, made four first-team All-Pro squads, and finished top three in Offensive Player of the Year voting three times. He also scored a touchdown in Super Bowl LV, which he won as a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Brown finished his career with 928 receptions, 12,291 yards, and 83 touchdowns. Those numbers rank 24th, 25th and 26th all-time in NFL history. Antonio Brown is enjoying his life post-football NFL players struggling to adapt to life without their sport for the first time is relatively common.
Fortunately for Brown, he has not had an issue moving from active player to retired star. He revealed he is interested in making music and loves being able to live however he pleases because he was so prolific on the gridiron. One luxury people with money can afford is travel.
Brown didn’t hesitate to join former teammate Le’Veon Bell in Houston for .