Former NFL sensation Antonio Brown has confirmed he has filed for bankruptcy.
Brown earned more than $80million during his dozen years as an NFL star, but financial hardship has come the former Steeler and Buccaneers wide receiver’s way.
In his waning days in the NFL, and since his retirement, Brown has been a controversial figure for his public statements and actions.
Now, for the first time, it appears not bringing in his football salary has taken an effect on his personal life, as he admitted on ‘The Pivot Podcast’ he is not working.
‘I mean, I’m f****d up, you know what I’m saying?’ Brown said. ‘I just can’t comply with debt. You know, it’s all about protecting yourself.’
Antonio Brown confirmed he has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after his lavish NFL career
Brown made more than $80million as one of the elite wide receivers of the 21st century
‘I’m not broke, but I’m fractured. … I’m just reallocating the debt to take care of the debtors. That’s all I’m doing,’ Brown added.
‘You know, anybody can sue you, take you for whatever you got,’ Brown continued. ‘At this point, I don’t work, I don’t make millions of dollars where it’s coming in where I could just (pay off) some of that money.’
‘Chapter 11 is about restructuring the money you’re making so you can take care of the debt,’ Brown concluded.
Brown’s latest contentious statements were about the WNBA and its newest big star, Caitlin Clark.
After the Indiana Fever star was left off the US Olympic team, Brown posted a photo to X of her with masculine features and criticized her only scoring 10 points in a game.
Clark blocked Brown on social media back in April, after he seemingly contradicted himself by saying she is good enough to play in the NBA.
‘I’ll say it again for the haters,’ he wrote. ‘Caitlin Clark should be a NBA Draft pick. Draft is weak. She is a generational talent This would be the year.’
Brown later doubled down on those attacks with another social media statement some considered sexist and hurtful.
‘This why I’ve found all the WNBA talk to be hilarious,’ he said on X. ‘Nobody actually watches it. So when you’re arguing about it, you’re not really arguing about a professional sport. It’s more of just a charity for lesbians.’
