Former NFL HC Takes Blame For Antonio Brown Fallout
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A former NFL head coach shares why he’s to blame for ex-Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Browns fallout.
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It would be difficult to find a NFL fan that hasn’t witnessed the ending to former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown‘s career in some fashion.
In 2021, Brown stripped his jersey, shirt and pads and left the field mid-game in a bizarre exit that was prompted by a dispute with then-Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians over a lingering ankle injury.
Brown never returned to the field again and Arians has since placed the blame on himself for how things ended.
“That’s probably my fault,” Arians said on Cam Heyward’s Not Just Football podcast. “We thought we’d tear the Jets up. Well, they double-teamed him the whole time. So, Gronk was getting the balls in the middle and he got upset at halftime and just said he wasn’t going back in. I told him to get the hell out of here and he took it literally.”
"I told him to get the hell out of here… He took it literally"
— Not Just Football (@NotJustFootball) October 7, 2026
We asked Bruce Arians about the time Antonio Brown walked off the field mid-game pic.twitter.com/JgLGk7t0hH
Brown was one of the best players in the league at the time, and he was on pace to be one of the greatest of all time.
From 2013-18, he never had less than 101 catches and 1,284 yards in a season, putting him on pace with some of the NFL’s all-time greats.
However, Browns’ problems on and off the field eventually caught up with him, which is why Arians wasn’t willing to take all of the blame.
“I love AB to death, man,” Arians continued. “Nobody works harder on the practice field than AB. Nobody plays harder than AB. It’s just sometimes, he gets in his own way.”
JACKSONVILLE, FL – NOVEMBER 18: Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown (84) during the first half of an NFL game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Jacksonville Jaguars on November 18, 2018, at TIAA Bank Field. (Photo by Roy K. Miller/Icon Sportswire)There has been much debate as to whether or not Brown deserves to one day be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Many have argued that Brown’s production being second to none during the prime of his career should be enough. But only time will tell if it will be for him to earn a gold jacket.
Brown finished his career with 928 catches for 12,291 yards and 83 touchdowns.
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