Former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown is wanted in Miami-Dade County, Florida on a charge of attempted murder, according to court documents obtained by the Washington Post.
Brown, 36, was allegedly involved in a shooting at a celebrity boxing event in May. He was initially detained by police immediately after the incident, but was released.
Brown claimed that he was jumped and that he was the victim of an attempted robbery. Videos posted online showed Brown in the midst of a physical altercation and then being led away in handcuffs by police.
According to the warrant, witnesses on the scene told police officers that Brown was the shooter, and two shell casings were found at the scene. Brown was unarmed at the time he was detained, but the man who Brown allegedly punched during the altercation told police that Brown “began to run toward him with a firearm” after the fight had already been broken up and shot at him twice.
The man identified Brown on surveillance footage, and also that he has known him since 2022.
This is the latest in a string on- and off-field incidents for Brown after the abrupt conclusion of his illustrious NFL career. Once seemingly on a fast track for a Hall of Fame jacket, the four-time All-Pro was traded by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2019 to the Raiders after nine seasons with the team. However, Brown was released by the Raiders before ever playing a game; he injured his feet after entering a cryotherapy chamber barefoot, refused to wear his issued helmet and posted a recorded voicemail from then-coach Jon Gruden.
He was picked up by the New England Patriots and played one game before he was released again, this time after a former trainer filed a lawsuit against him alleging sexual assault.
Brown played two seasons for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, winning his first Super Bowl in the 2020 season. However, he walked off the field in the middle of a game the following season, effectively ending his career in Tampa and the NFL.
