Terry Bradshaw says he ‘cannot stand’ guys like AB
Pittsburgh Steelers nice Terry Bradshaw mentioned he’s comfortable Antonio Brown is not with the Steelers and that he would have by no means thrown to the extensive receiver had they been teammates.
“I am glad they removed him, and I am upset now that I understand how he acquired away … [what] he was doing there,” the Corridor of Fame quarterback instructed the Pittsburgh Tribune-Evaluation. “I want the heck they’d have gotten rid of him a very long time in the past.”
“I had no thought they catered to Brown as a lot as they supposedly did,” Bradshaw mentioned, intimating that Brown acquired preferential therapy from the Steelers. “I can not stand gamers like Antonio Brown.”
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Brown compelled a commerce out of Pittsburgh this offseason, touchdown with the Oakland Raiders earlier than being launched from there and signing with the New England Patriots. In between, he handled frostbite on his toes, an prolonged downside along with his helmet, a blowup with Oakland basic supervisor Mike Mayock and two separate fines from the Raiders earlier than he was launched final Saturday.
“I can’t emphasize how I can’t stand and have a disdain completely for gamers like that,” mentioned Bradshaw, a four-time Tremendous Bowl winner with the Steelers. “I do not need any a part of them. I would not like them. They might hate me in the event that they had been on our group. They might hate me as a result of I would not throw to him.
“I cannot put up with that type of habits. You do not win with it. Why have not we gained extra Tremendous Bowls? There may be expertise, [but] it is simply guys like him. Let him go and his model and no matter it’s he is doing.”
In 9 seasons with the Steelers, Brown reached the 1,000-yard receiving mark seven occasions, together with in every of his last six years in Pittsburgh.
Antonio Brown spent the primary 9 seasons of his profession in Pittsburgh, however Steelers nice Terry Bradshaw says the group ought to’ve gotten rid of the extensive receiver “a very long time in the past.” Mark Alberti/Icon Sportswire
“Successful soccer video games is all in regards to the group and all about gamers caring about each other and everyone pulling collectively, not pulling aside,” mentioned Bradshaw, an NFL analyst for Fox. “You’ll be able to’t have Antonio Brown for all of the greatness that they’re, would you like the luggage that goes with that crap? I would not.”
Along with his on-field, offseason points, Brown can also be dealing with a civil lawsuit wherein a girl says he sexually assaulted her on three events. Regardless of the go well with, Brown has not been positioned on the commissioner’s exempt record, sources instructed ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday.
Brown remains to be ready to make his 2019 debut. He was not eligible to play for the Patriots in Week 1, and coach Invoice Belichick has not revealed whether or not the wideout will play Sunday towards Brown’s hometown Miami Dolphins.
Requested Bradshaw: “What is the over/below of him lasting in New England?”