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Antonio Brown on Tom Brady: ‘He Needs Me to Play Football’

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Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown continues to take jabs at Tom Brady and the Bucs organization.
Getty Buccaneers receiver Antonio Brown continued to take jabs at Tom Brady. The Antonio Brown drama isn’t over just yet. Although the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have officially released Brown — he’s already cleared waivers — and both sides have exchanged barbs at one another, the veteran receiver isn’t over talking just yet. While appearing on the “Full Send Podcast” on Friday, January 7, Brown threw some jabs at the Bucs — and Tom Brady — about his most recent contract with Tampa Bay. Prior to his release, Brown was playing on a contract that paid him a base salary of a little over $900,000. With incentives (which Brown did not reach), the contract had the possibility of reaching just under $3.3 million this season. ALL the latest Bucs news straight to your inbox! Join the Heavy on Bucs newsletter here! “To me, a friend is someone who’s got your back,” Brown said on the “Full Send Podcast.” “Not everybody in sports is going to be your friend. Tom Brady’s my friend. Why? Because I’m a good football player. He needs me to play football, right? People have different meanings of what friendship is.” “You can’t really expect anyone to be your friend in the business of football,” Brown continued.

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