Antonio Brown just refuses to stop talking and will likely continue to do so until the Pittsburgh Steelers grants him his wish of being traded to another franchise.
The disgruntled wide receiver recently did a sit-down interview with Jeff Darlington of ESPN and he sounded at times like a man who would be content if just stepped away from the game if his demands aren’t met with the correct actions.
“I don’t even have to play football if I don’t want. I don’t even need the game. I don’t need to prove nothing to anyone,” Brown told ESPN’s Jeff Darlington. “If they wanna play, they going to play by my rules. If not, I don’t need to play.
Brown was then asked if he still wants the game of football.
“No, I mean obviously I want the game, but I don’t need the game,” Brown said. “There’s a difference, you know what I’m saying? I don’t need to play for no one like I’m happy. You see this is paid off cash, I don’t owe no one. I’m a millionaire, bro, I’m an entrepreneur, like I don’t have to prove no one anything. You know what I mean? I never quit or missed a game ever. Check my record, they know my background. But that’s what the NFL is, it’s an organization. Organizations can create narratives and lower your value based on your position. But you can’t lower my value. I’m Antonio Brown. I come from somewhere. I stand for something. I showed you. You know what I mean?
“If someone don’t believe that, perfect, don’t call me. It’s like it’s okay. Like, I’m perfectly fine with walking away fully healthy or whatever. So if you ain’t got the demands to meet the demands, make it move. I’m not just a young player is searching for something to make a difference. I already made a difference. The Steelers probably gave me five contracts, including extensions, almost a hundred million and change. I’m $30 million up cash, like, what do we want to tell me? It don’t matter. I don’t even have to play. My Dad was great, if I retire right now, I think I’m great. So, what does that mean?”
Here’s a clip of that interview:
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Going forward, it will be interesting to see if the Steelers can still manage to get a first-round pick for Brown with his antics in interviews and on social media.
