MIAMI GARDENS, FL – SEPTEMBER 15: New England Patriots wide receiver Antonio Brown (17) takes the field before the game. The Miami Dolphins host the New England Patriots during a regular season game on Sept. 15, 2019 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Antonio Brown scored his first touchdown with the New England Patriots, and unsurprisingly celebrated lie a wild man in Miami.
Touchdown, Antonio Brown.
Brown notching his first touchdown with the Patriots in his debut, only waiting until the second quarter to do so. The strike came on a 20-yard dime from Tom Brady, throwing a perfect back-shoulder into the front corner of the end zone near the pylon.
After being traded from the Pittsburgh Steelers to the Oakland Raiders, Brown had a variety of issues that forced his release on the Saturday of Week 1. Brown was signed by the Patriots to a one-year, $15 million deal the same day. After practicing all week despite facing a lawsuit with allegations of rape and sexual assault, dressed for Sunday’s game. Now, he’s celebrating in South Beach after finding paydirt.
Brown’s accuser, former trainer Britney Taylor, will meet with the NFL on Monday according to reports. After league commissioner Roger Goodell and other officials speak with Taylor and her representation, they will likely confer and eventually make a determination whether Brown will continue to be eligible for game action, or placed on the commissioner’s exempt list. In the latter scenario, Brown would still be paid but would not be allowed at the team facilities.