Antonio Brown and his attorney, Sean Burstyn, revealed Tuesday night on HBO’s Real Sports with Bryan Gumbel that they are considering filing a defamation lawsuit against the Buccaneers after the franchise alleged he had a spontaneous mental health episode.
“Tony [Brown] was defamed by this spin that he had a mental health episode that makes him someone who’s not reliable to do a good job on the field,” Burstyn said on the episode, per ESPN. “So we’re pursuing internally all of our rights under the CBA and considering them and maybe stepping outside of the CBA.