Antonio Brown released a statement Wednesday about his bizarre exit from Sunday’s Buccaneers-Jets game and revealed he will undergo ankle surgery.
On Wednesday, Brown shared his side of the story through his attorney, Sean Burstyn. In the lengthy statement, Brown claims Arians tried to make him play through his ankle injury. Arians has denied that Brown mentioned the injury before storming off the field.
"Because of my commitment to the game, I relented pressure directly from my coach to play injured. Despite the pain, I suited up, the staff injected me with what I now know was a powerful and sometimes dangerous painkiller that the NFLPA has warned against using, and gave it all for the team. I played until it was clear that I could not use my ankle to safely perform my playing responsibilities. On top of that, the pain was extreme.
"I didn't quit. I was cut. I didn't walk away from my brothers. I was thrown out. Being fired on the sideline for having a painful injury was bad enough. Then came their 'spin.' Coach denied on national television that he knew about my ankle. That's 100% inaccurate. Not only did he know I missed several games with the injury, he and I exchanged texts days before the game where he clearly acknowledged my injury. He obviously knew I was on the injury list.
Brown goes on to reveal he had an MRI on his ankle on Monday that"shows broken bone fragments stuck in my ankle, the ligament torn from the bone, and cartilage loss, which are beyond painful.” He will undergo surgery.A lengthy statement from Antonio Brown, announcing he’s having ankle surgery and giving his side of Sunday:
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