Former Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown will have surgery on his ankle on Jan. 18, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.
The Buccaneers released Brown on Thursday, days after the wide receiver abruptly left the field during the team's contest vs. the Jets.
On Wednesday night, Brown, via his attorney Sean Burstyn, accused the team of executing an “ongoing cover-up" of the fact that he was effectively cut during the game. In it, Burstyn and Brown alleged that the team ignored what was a "well-known ankle injury" prior to Brown leaving the field shirtless mid-game.