Antonio Brown was demurred off the Tampa Bay Rovers after a crazy, shirtless exit from the field before Tom Brady coolly led the Bucs on a 93-yard drive in the final twinkles for a 28-24 palm over the New York Spurts on Sunday.
Coach Bruce Arians said after the game that Antonio Brown was off the platoon.
“ He's no longer a Buc,” Arians said.
Antonio Brown’s mid-game meltdown came late in the third quarter with Tampa Bay running 24-10. He appeared animated while talking to teammate Mike Evans when he stripped off his pads, jersey, gloves and T-shirt — tossing the gloves and T-shirt into the daises — and also walked bare-chested down the sideline and into the end zone. He also gestured to suckers as jogged through the end zone and into the lair at MetLife Stadium.
It appeared to be a show of frustration by Brown, who had three catches for 26 yards.
Antonio Brown was suspended last month for three games for violating the league’s COVID-19 protocols. He also has a history of particular conduct issues and crazy geste.
Brady connected with Cameron Brate for touchdown on fourth-and- thing from the 4 shortly after Brown’s exit, and the QB finished the Bucs’ rally with a 33-yard touchdown pass to Cyril Grayson with 15 seconds left.
The Bucs stuffed Spurts QB on fourth-and-2 at the 7 for no gain with New York trying to seal the palm, giving Brady and the Bucs the ball back with 212 left.
It was further than enough time.
Brady marched the Rovers (12-4) down the field on nine plays, zipping a pass to Grayson — who was elevated from the practice team — for the go-ahead score. It was Brady’s third TD pass of the game and 40th of the season, joining him with Drew Brees as the only players to throw for 40 touchdowns in successive seasons.
He finished 34 of 50 for 410 yards, the three TDs and an interception for Tampa Bay, which had Arians back after he tested positive for the coronavirus before in the week.
Le’Veon Bell ran in the 2- point conversion against his former platoon, forcing New York to need a touchdown. But the Spurts (4-12) ran out of time.
The game featured the largest age gap between starting quarterbacks since at least 1950, with the 22- time-old Wilson facing the 44- time-old Brady.
The Spurts took a two-touchdown lead on Ty Johnson’s 1-yard run that limited their opening drive of the alternate half.
After Antonio Brown's exit and Brady’s TD to Brate, Ryan Succop demurred a 27-yard field thing to cut New York’s lead to 24-20 with 736 left.
New York took a 7-0 lead on a razzle- radiance play to cap an emotional opening drive. Running back Michael Carter lined up in the wildcat — with Wilson behind the right guard — took the direct snap and flipped it to wide receiver Braxton Berrios, who went in untouched around the right end.
Carter had a 55-yard run beforehand in the drive to get the Spurts to the Rovers 12.
Brady and the Bucs marched right down the field on their opening possession with Evans — back after missing last week’s game with a hamstring issue and spending time on the COVID-19 list this week — catching a 4-yard touchdown pass on a fade to tie it at 7.
It was the seventh opening- drive touchdown this season for Tampa Bay.
Wilson, who was 19 of 33 for 234 yards and a TD, answered right back with Berrios catching a short pass and also diving for the end zone for a 9-yard touchdown and a 14-7 lead.
It was a expensive 13- play, 74-yard drive for the Spurts, however, as both Carter ( concussion) and leftism attack George Fant ( left knee) were injured and did n’t return.
Brady snappily got the Rovers to the Spurts 23 on passes of 31 yards to Evans and 21 to Antonio Brown, but New York’s defense strengthened and got the first third-down stop of the game. Tampa Bay settled for a 39-yarder by Succop to make it 14-10.
Brand in Echols interdicted Brady on Tampa Bay’s last possession of the first half and returned it 30 yards to the Spurts 48. New York turned it into points on Eddy Pineiro’s 51-yard field thing with 1 second left.
Brady, who bettered to 31-8 against the Spurts, also tied Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers as the only players with three seasons of 40 or further TD passes.
Antonio Brown removes jersey, storms off field in dramatic platoon exit
Tampa Bay Rovers wide receiver Antonio Brown pulled off his jersey and left the field before the end of his platoon's 28-24 palm over the New York Spurts on Sunday, speeding his exit from the association.
Head trainer Bruce Arians said after the game that Antonio Brown, 33, was" no longer a Buc."
Antonio Brown's display included removing his jersey, his shoulder pads, his undershirt and his glove; giving the crowd a peace sign; and leaving MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
According to Jay Glazer of "NFL on Fox," which vented the game, Arians constantly ordered Antonio Brown into the game but was refused, egging him to shoot Brown to the locker room.
"No way seen anything like it in all my times," Arians was quoted as saying.
In a post-game news conference, Tampa Bay quarterback Tom Brady prompted compassion and empathy for Antonio Brown, suggesting that he may need" help."
"We all love him," he said. "We watch about him deeply. You know, we want to see him be at his stylish, and, you know, unfortunately it will not be with our platoon."
After he left the colosseum, Brown twittered a print of himself in casual downtime apparel. It was accompanied by the words "Super Gremlin," as well as by an emoji of the "shaka," or " hang loose," hand symbol.
Sunday's display was only the rearmost stormy chapter in Antonio Brown's career.
In 2019 he spent one game with the New England Loyalists before he was released as he steadfastly denied sexual assault allegations. At the time, he said he'd no longer play in the NFL.
Antonio Brown, a former All-Pro wide receiver, was indicted in a action of sexually assaulting a former coach. His attorneys denied the allegations and countersued, and the court battle crowned in a agreement last time. Antonio Brown was no way charged in connection with the allegations.
In 2020, Antonio Brown contended no contest to burglary and battery charges stemming from an incident in Florida in which he was contended to have shared in an attack on a truck motorist. His judgment included two times of exploration.
The Loyalists had released Antonio Brown following rancorous stints with the Oakland Aggressors and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Tampa Bay inked him for the time, but his season was converted by a three- game suspense in December over allegations that he misrepresented his vaccination status, the NFL said.
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