BREAKING: Patriots Sign Antonio Brown, According to Reports

Saturday, September 07, 2019

Antonio Brown and the Patriots reached agreement on a 1-year deal worth up $15 million that includes a $9 million signing bonus, according to ESPN.

Earlier in the day, he was cut by the Oakland Raiders.

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I just got an email from Antonio Brown. He tells me the team “took away my guarantees.” He added there’s “no way I play after they took that and made my contract week to week.” So at this moment, once again, don’t expect AB to play on Monday Night Football.

But, it looks like he will play Sunday night against his old team the Pittsburgh Steelers.

No comment from the Patriots yet about the ESPN report.

Earlier in the day, the Los Angeles Times' Dan Loumen reported, "Oakland Raiders receiver Antonio Brown, one day after returning to practice and apologizing to teammates for his confrontation with general manager Mike Mayock, took to social media to say he wanted to be released from his contract. The Raiders obliged.

Brown posted Saturday morning on Instagram that he’s not angry but wants a chance to prove critics wrong. 'I’m not mad at anyone. I’m just asking for the freedom to prove them all wrong,' he wrote. The post ended with “Release me @raiders.”

The Raiders released a single-sentence statement on their website Saturday: 'The Raiders have released WR Antonio Brown from the team today.'”

UPDATED 5:34PM

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