TAMPA, Fla. -- Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown and his attorney, Sean Burstyn, said Tuesday that they intend to pursue legal action against the Buccaneers for releasing him after he said he was too injured to continue playing against the New York Jets earlier this month and claimed coach Bruce Arians ignored his pleas to not re-enter the game.
Appearing on HBO's "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel," Burstyn said they not only will pursue money for Brown's ankle surgery and money they feel he is owed by the NFL's collective bargaining agreement, but they also are looking into a possible civil lawsuit in the form of defamation for the Bucs claiming he had a spontaneous mental health episode.