Antonio Brown is a wide receiver in the National Football League. He has had a strong passion and love for the game since he was a child. He has played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Oakland Raiders, and New England Patriots during his NFL career. He is currently a free agent.
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Early Life
Antonio Brown formerly Antonio Tavaris Brown Sr. was born in Miami, Florida on July 10, 1988. Brown is the son of former Arena Football League star “Touchdown” Eddie Brown, who was named the league’s best player in 2006, and Adrianne Moss. Eddie Brown was a wide receiver for the Albany Firebirds and a football player at Louisiana Tech. He attended Miami Norland High School and was a wide receiver and punt returner. Brown attended Central Michigan University, where he was a two-time First-Team All-American and MAC Special Teams Player of the Year.
Antonio Brown has a younger brother named Desmond Brown, who is also a professional football player for the Pittsburgh Panthers. Desmond attended Miami Norland high school and Florida State University.
Antonio Brown Kids
Antonio Brown has a total of six children. Shameika Brailsford, the 33-year-ex-girlfriend, old’s gave birth to Antonio Brown Jr. in 2007. According to Familytron, Antonio Jr.’s family and friends refer to him as “Lil AB.” Brown has had public custody battles with Brailsford. After years of court proceedings, the judge ordered Brown to pay her $5,000 per month for Antonio Jr.
Brown welcomed his second child, Antanyiah, with his ex-girlfriend, Wiltrice Jackson, in March 2008, just a year after his first child was born. Over the last decade, Jackson and Brown have maintained a civil relationship for the sake of their daughter.
Antonio’s four youngest children are Autonomy (2014), Ali (2015), Apollo (2017), and Allure (2018). The wide receiver has four children with his long-term Chelsie Kyriss. Along with his six biological children, Brown is also a stepfather to Kyriss’s two children from a previous relationship, Kellen and Brooklyn.
Antonio Brown’s Girlfriend, Cydney Moreau
Antonio Brown is dating Cydney Moreau. Cydney is an Instagram influencer and professional model. According to her Instagram bio, she is a “Former D! track athlete” and an Ambassador for Time and Tonic, a jewellery and watch company. Despite reports that she is Antonio’s girlfriend, she does not appear to have posted any pictures with him. Moreau has over 1.2 million Instagram followers. She allegedly asked their person for the fake Covid vaccine cards, which he then revealed to the Tampa Bay Times following a disagreement with Brown over a $10,000 bill. However, the Buccaneers claim there are no issues with NFL star Brown’s vaccine card.
Career
Antonio Brown went to Miami Norland High School in Miami, Florida, and played football there. Brown was a running back, quarterback, wide receiver, and punt returner for the Minnesota Vikings. He was a two-time Class 6A all-state selection and the 2005 Miami-Dade Gridiron Classic North Athlete of the Year.
Brown applied to Florida State University after graduating from high school. His admission was denied due to academic issues.
North Carolina Tech Prep
After failing to gain admission to Florida State, he enrolled at North Carolina Tech Prep. Brown passed for 1,247 yards and 11 touchdowns while rushing for 451 yards and 13 touchdowns in just five games as a quarterback. He received a scholarship to play at Florida International University after finishing his lone season at North Carolina Tech Prep, but he was expelled before the season for an altercation with security. Brown then began reaching out to West Virginia wide receivers coach Butch Jones, who had recruited him heavily. Brown enrolled at Central Michigan after learning that Jones had left West Virginia to become the head coach there, and he began his college football career as a walk-on freshman.
Central Michigan University
Brown attended Central Michigan University and played football there from 2007 to 2009.
Antonio Brown enrolled at Central Michigan in 2007 after wide receivers coach Zach Azzanni invited him to fly to Michigan and try out as a walk-on wide receiver. It was not difficult for him to transition from quarterback in high school to wide receiver in college, and after a few weeks, Central Michigan coaches offered him a scholarship. Brown struggled with adjusting to college life and staying on time for meetings and practices. Azzanni and his wife assisted him in settling in and establishing a routine, and he quickly became a member of their family. On September 1, he made his collegiate debut against Kansas. In the 52-7 loss, he had four receptions for 23 yards.
In the 52-31 victory over Toledo the following week, he had nine receptions for 105 yards and his first collegiate touchdown, a six-yard pass from Dan LeFevour. In a 58-38 victory over Ball State on October 6, he had six receptions for 43 yards and a touchdown, as well as a nine-yard rushing touchdown. On November 23, he had 15 receptions for 174 yards in a 35-32 win over Akron. The Chippewas finished 8-5, won the MAC and advanced to a bowl game. In the 51-48 loss to Purdue in the 2007 Motor City Bowl, he had four receptions for 94 yards and a receiving touchdown.
Brown appeared in 14 games during his freshman season at Central Michigan. He performed well enough to earn Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year honours and All-Conference honours as a returner. He had 102 receptions for 1,003 yards and six touchdowns as a freshman. In 2007, he led the Mid-American Conference with 102 receptions.
Pittsburgh Steelers
Brown was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers as the No. 1 pick in the 2010 NFL Draft and has spent his entire career with the team. He won the AFC Championship in 2010 and is a four-time Pro Bowl selection and two-time First-Team All-Pro. Brown was named AFC Offensive Co-Player of the Year in 2014 and led the NFL in receiving yards.
In 2014 and 2015, he led the NFL in receptions and the AFC in receiving touchdowns. Brown is the first player in NFL history to have 1,000 yards returning and receiving in a single season, as well as the first player in NFL history to have at least five catches and 50 receiving yards in 35 consecutive games. He is also the first NFL player to have at least 125 receptions in consecutive seasons. He is also one of two players, along with Calvin Johnson, to have 5,000 receiving yards in three years.
From 2010 to 2018, Antonio was a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
In 2019, he briefly played for the Oakland Raiders. His time with the Raiders ended before the season began and JuJu Smith-Schuster took his role. He was fined $215,000 for altercations with the team’s general manager.
New England Patriots
On September 9, the day after he was released by the Raiders, he signed a one-year contract with the New England Patriots. He worked out with the Patriots and was scheduled to play in Week 2 of the NFL. Antonio was released by the Patriots on September 20 due to sexual assault allegations.
Antonio Brown hinted that he might retire from the NFL in the 2020 offseason. Due to violations of the league’s conduct policy, he was ultimately suspended for the first eight weeks of the 2020 NFL season.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Antonio signed a one-year contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in October 2020. Former New England Patriots teammate Tom Brady, who had recently joined the Buccaneers, was instrumental in getting Antonio the job. Bruce Arians, the coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning, previously coached Antonio in Pittsburgh. On February 7, 2021, the Buccaneers won the Super Bowl.
In the middle of the third quarter of Week 17 of the 2021 season, Antonio removed his jersey, shoulder pads, and shirt and ran off the field. He was eventually released by the club.
Age
Antonio Brown is 35 years old. He was born on 10th July 1988.
Antonio Brown’s Net Worth
Antonio Brown is a $20 million net worth American professional football player. As of this writing, Antonio had $77 million in NFL contracts, though that figure includes money he did not receive due to several controversies and personal conduct fines.
Contracts
Antonio Brown signed a one-year contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in October 2020, with a base salary of $1 million and $1.5 million in performance-based bonus incentives.
Antonio signed a one-year extension with the Buccaneers in April 2021. This deal, which could have been worth $6.5 million with benchmarks and milestone bonuses, included a $2 million signing bonus, a base salary of $916,000, and $3.1 million in guaranteed money. When Antonio stormed off the field in January 2022, he forfeited an estimated $1 million in bonuses.
Antonio Brown Earnings
Antonio Brown has earned a total of $77 million in his NFL career. His first contract with the Steelers was worth $1.288 per year for three years. In his rookie year, he earned $393,000, followed by $450,000 in his sophomore year. In 2012, as he entered his third NFL season, Antonio signed a five-year, $42 million contract extension with the Steelers, bringing his total annual earnings to $9 million. His career earnings could have easily surpassed $100 million without his various controversies.
Controversy
Antonio Brown had several verbal tussles with the Oakland Raiders’ management in August and September 2019. On September 7, the Raiders announced the release of Brown and the cancellation of his $30 million signing bonus. Later that day, Antonio announced that he had agreed to a one-year, $15 million contract with the Patriots, none of which was guaranteed. So, if he got hurt after just one game, he would have made a huge mistake.