Antonio Brown couldn’t help but take another dig at the Buccaneers after his former team’s Divisional Round playoff loss to the Rams on Sunday.
Three weeks after his third quarter exit at MetLife Stadium — when he ran shirtless through the end zone — Brown used that moment to troll the Bucs after they were bounced out of the playoffs.
Brown took to Twitter to share a meme of himself during his Jan. 2 outburst that showed the Pro Bowl receiver holding a sign that read, “Bucs eliminated.” In the weeks since Brown’s bizarre departure, fans had taken to social media to put all sorts of signs with message between Brown’s hands. It was only a matter of time before he joined in.
Ahead of Tampa Bay’s 30-27 loss to the Rams, Brown wished his former quarterback Tom Brady “good luck” in a post on Instagram. Brady helped the Buccaneers rally from a 27-3 deficit to the game at 27-27 in the final minute. But Matthew Stafford used two deep strikes to Cooper Kupp to put the Rams in range for Matt Gay’s winning kick as time expired.
Brown used the hashtag “kumbaya,” after he shaded Brady during an appearance on the “FULL SEND” podcast on Jan. 7 — a day after Brown was released by the Bucs.
Last Thursday, Brown addressed concerns about his mental health in a preview clip from his upcoming interview on the “I AM ATHLETE” show.
“Why every time something happens bad, or how someone reacts, ‘Aw, he’s crazy, there’s something wrong with his mental health,’” Brown said in the preview clip, obtained by TMZ. “There’s nothing wrong with my mental health.”
Brown has been a free agent since his release from the Bucs earlier this month.
It remains to be seen if another team will pick up the 33-year-old receiver next season. Brown said he plans to undergo surgery on his injured ankle and return to the NFL next season.