Sports Q: Should the Patriots move on from Antonio Brown?
Brown has been accused of sexual assault and misconduct by two different women.
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Should the Patriots move on from Antonio Brown?
The question of the day in Boston sports, and one that seems to have an obvious answer:
Absolutely, and sooner rather than later.
Brown is a wonderful football player, and that’s enough to allow some Patriots fans to get tangled up in their own sycophancy barely two weeks after he got here.
But since he was officially signed Sept. 9 – after misbehaving his way out of Oakland, including threatening to punch his general manager – it’s been one thing after another.
On Sept. 10, he was accused of sexual assault and rape by Britney Taylor, a gymnast he met while they were attending Central Michigan University together who he later hired as his trainer.
Another woman accused Brown of sexual misconduct in a story published by Sports Illustrated Monday. And in a follow-up story Thursday night, that woman said Brown has been sending her intimidating text messages since the allegations surfaced.
It’s something new with Brown every few days it seems, something idiotic and sinister. And it sure doesn’t seem like it’s not going to stop.
He’s a great player. The Patriots don’t need this, or him. It’s not just that it’s time to move on. It’s clear they never should have done this in the first place.
What does everyone else think? Should the Patriots part ways with Antonio Brown? I’ll hear you in the comments.
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