Antonio Brown: ‘I think I owe the whole NFL an apology’
Brown sat down with ESPN's Josina Anderson on Friday for a one-on-one interview.
Antonio Brown is taking accountability for the behavior that has kept him out of the NFL since September.
In an ESPN interview with Josina Anderson on Friday, Brown expressed remorse for his issues off the field over the past year, saying he owes the NFL an apology.
“I think I owe the whole NFL an apology and my past behavior,” Brown told Anderson. “I think I could have done a lot of things better.”
The star receiver played one game with the Patriots in Week 2 before his former trainer Britney Taylor accused him of sexually assaulting her on three occasions. Days later, a sexual misconduct allegation from another woman surfaced and the Patriots released him.
The NFL is currently investigating the accusations, but Brown denied any wrongdoing in the interview.
“I feel like I never really got in a conflict with no woman,” Brown told Anderson. “I just feel like I’m a target so, anybody can come against me and say anything [that] I have to face. There’s no support, there’s no egos, there’s no rules in it, anyone can come after me for anything. No proof or whatever. ‘He said, she’s saying.'”
The interview comes two days after NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Brown’s well-being is the league’s No. 1 concern right now when thinking about his situation.
“I think the first thing for all of us is to think about the well-being of Antonio (Brown).”
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Police arrested Brown in mid-January, and he was charged with felony burglary with battery, burglary of an unoccupied conveyance, and criminal mischief after an alleged incident with a moving truck driver.
“I was pleased to hear that after 140 days that there was some positivity about me because as of late I’ve just been the cancer of the NFL,” Brown said. “The problem child, the guy who gets in trouble, the kind of guy who has the bad narrative about him.”
Anderson also asked Brown if he needed mental health help, to which Brown responded, “we all need mental help.”
Brown was granted bail from the Hollywood Police Department on Jan. 24 after he turned himself in for the burglary and battery charges.
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