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Wiz Imp

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2. Antonio Brown's is one of the saddest stories in football and very much a cautionary one as well.
Thu Jun 12, 2025, 10:06 PM
Jun 12

He was surely headed for the Hall of Fame after his first 7 seasons with the Steelers, then he got concussed by a vicious hit directly to the head from Vontaze Burfict of Cincinnati in a playoff game and his behavior became significantly more erratic and unhinged as time passed after the hit. It's speculated he has CTE but that can't be confirmed until he dies. Whether his complete self destruction in his life following the hit can be traced to the hit or not - it's a sad story as he was headed for recognition as one of the greatest Receivers in NFL history, and then everything - his football career and his personal life completely fell apart.



Unbelievably, he's still only 37 years old. I have strong doubts he ever sees 40.

https://cpyu.org/2022/01/04/is-there-an-explanation-for-antonio-browns-erratic-behavior/

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