TAMPA, Fla. – Moments after wide receiver Antonio Brown jogged off the field in what will be known as his last appearance for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, quarterback Tom Brady threw a perfect third-and-20 pass along the right sideline to wide receiver Cyril Grayson for exactly 20 yards and a first down.
It was late in the third quarter, with the Bucs trailing the New York Jets on the road by 14, and Tampa Bay was suddenly without its most important third-down player over the past two seasons outside of injured wide receiver Chris Godwin.