Antonio Brown thrust himself back in the NFL news cycle Friday.
Although no one knows what to make of a tweet from Brown’s verified @AB84 Twitter account.
Brown’s tweet had one sentence: “Excited to return to the NFL this year #RavensFlock.” It also included a photo of Brown wearing a Baltimore Ravens jersey with his trademark No. 84.
Excited to return to the NFL this year #RavensFlock pic.twitter.com/YksQH2tQzM
— AB (@AB84) April 28, 2023
Some people might see the tweet and conclude that Brown and the Ravens have reached a deal for him to play next season. After all, the Ravens need wide receivers to help quarterback Lamar Jackson earn his massive new contract.
But a reasonable person would look at that and think, wait a minute: Brown is 34 and walked away from the NFL in the middle of a game last year. Since then he’s been involved in an unpaid child support issue, made a sexually explicit social media post, thrown former teammates under the bus, etc.
In short, Brown carries more baggage than an airport bag handler. Any team would need to be desperate to bring Brown back for another NFL stint.
Twitter quickly shot down Brown’s faux news. Nic Mason’s tweet spoke for many.
“The Baltimore Ravens and Antonio Brown have come to an agreement. … They’ve agreed it’s not happening,” Mason tweeted.
Breaking: Antonio Brown has agreed to a deal with the Baltimore Ravens.
The Ravens did not agree.
— Daily Grind Fantasy Sports (@DGFantasy) April 28, 2023
Antonio Brown showing up at the Ravens practice field pic.twitter.com/7tO6kzJ0n2
— CANT GUARD ANA 🏈 (@FootballGirlAna) April 28, 2023
BREAKING: Veteran WR Antonio Brown has agreed to term with the Ravens.
Ravens have yet to find out. 🤫😄 pic.twitter.com/7SyvaKMVtJ
— 𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝙇𝙄𝙑𝙀 (@LIVERavenNation) April 28, 2023
The Baltimore Ravens and Antonio Brown have come to an agreement.
They’ve agreed it’s not happening. #RavensFlock
— Nic Mason (@British_Raven19) April 28, 2023
Ravens fans are so happy with the past 24 hours that the Antonio Brown tweet fazed no one
— Kevin Oestreicher (@koestreicher34) April 28, 2023
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