Antonio Brown

Antonio Brown

Antonio Tavaris Brown Sr. is an American football wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. He played college football at Central Michigan University, where he earned All-American honors in 2008 and 2009 as a punt returner. Brown was a sixth-round pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2010. He amassed more receptions than any other player in the league from his rookie season in 2010 through 2018. In 2019, Brown was traded to the Oakland Raiders, who then made him the highest-paid receiver in the NFL. He was released by the Raiders in 2019 after a series of off-the-field incidents.

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Summary Antonio BrownAntonio Tavaris Brown Sr. is an American football wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. He played college football at Central Michigan University, where he earned All-American honors in 2008 and 2009 as a punt returner. Brown was a sixth-round pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2010. He amassed more receptions than any other player in the league from his rookie season in 2010 through 2018. In 2019, Brown was traded to the Oakland Raiders, who then made him the highest-paid receiver in the NFL. Brown is the son of retired Arena Football League star Eddie Brown, who was named the best player in league’s history in 2006. He is a member of the Miami Dolphins, the Miami Heat, and the New York Jets. He has also played for the New England Patriots, New York Giants, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was released by the Raiders in 2019 after a series of off-the-field incidents, including a confrontation with general manager Mike Mayock, and never played a regular-season game for the team. Brown has been named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the NFL’s Ring of Fame of the Century, as well as the Super Bowl XLV and Super Bowl XXVIII MVPs. He also played in the Pro Bowl in 2012 and 2013. He became the only receiver in NFL history to record five receptions and at least 50 yards in every single game of an NFL season. Brown played high school football and track at Miami Norland High School in Miami, Florida.

He passed for 1,247 yards and 11 touchdowns, while rushing for 451 yards and 13 touchdowns. Brown also ran the fourth leg on the Norland 4 × 100 m relay squad, helping them capture the state title at 41. 50 seconds. He applied to Florida State University, but was denied over academic concerns. He then enrolled at North Carolina Tech Prep, where his coaches offered him a walk-on scholarship. Brown then transferred to Central Michigan. He began attending the school in 2007 after wide receivers coach Zach Azzanni told him he could fly to Michigan and try out for theteam as a walk on wide receiver. He made his debut against Kansas on September 1, 2008. He had four receptions for 23 receiving yards in the loss against Kansas. In the next week, he had nine receptions for 105 receiving yards and his first collegiate touchdown, a six-yard pass from Dan LeFevour, 52–31 against Ball State. In November, he finished the first game against Akron with 15 receptions for 174 yards and a touchdown. In 2013, Brown had six receptions for 43 receiving yards, along with a nine-yard rushing touchdown to go along with nine rushing touchdown in the 35–32 Chippewas victory against Akron. In 2014, he became the first player in NFLhistory to have more than 1,000 yards receiving and returning in the same year. He appeared in the 2012 Pro Bowl as a returner for the Steelers.