Antonio Brown released a statement on Wednesday blaming his "coach" for his midgame exit from the field on Sunday that preceded his still-pending release from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The statement released through his lawyer Sean Burstyn was the first time Brown has directly addressed the incident in public. He doesn't reference Bruce Arians by name, but makes multiple references to an interaction with his "coach," whom he says pressured him to play with an injured ankle during Sunday's win over the New York Jets.
He wrote that when he told "coach" that he couldn't play, the coach didn't call for medical attention but told him "you're done.