Scandal-ridden Antonio Brown - who took off his Tampa Bay Buccaneers jersey on Sunday during the meeting with the New York Jets, gestured towards the audience and stormed out - defends his behavior that led to the club breaking with him.
The 33-year-old believes that he was fired before leaving Metlife Stadium.
- They threw me out like an animal, and I refused to wear their club badge on my body, so I took off my shirt, says Antonio Brown in a statement.
Brown says he had "extreme" pain in his foot, which kept him away from games for a few games, and had taken painkillers.
He claims that coach Bruce Arians knew about it, but should have forced him to play.
When Brown refused, Arians allegedly told him to leave, and Brown complied.
Operation awaits
The wide receiver has X-rayed its foot and will be operated on.
Although the time in the Buccaneers is over, Brown, who was behind the club's Super Bowl win last year, wants to continue playing American football.
- I will come back and look forward to next season.
Earlier in his career, Brown has been released by the New England Patriots due to rape allegations, among other things, and this season, Brown has been suspended for using a forged vaccination certificate against covid-19.