Nike Cuts Ties With Antonio Brown Amid Patriots WR’s Off-Field Issues (via NESN)
A spokesperson for Nike on Wednesday told The Boston Globe’s Michael Silverman that Brown
with the iconic brand. The spokesperson did not specify why Nike cut ties with the 31-year-old receiver, though recent allegations made against Brown likely played a factor.Brown’s signature Nike shoe, the “Nike Tech Trainer Antonio Brown,” no longer appears on the company’s website. However, Brown jerseys still were offered as of Thursday morning, per Silverman.
Hours after officially signing with the Patriots on Sept. 9, Brown was named in a civil lawsuit for allegedly sexually assaulting and raping Britney Taylor, one of his former trainers. Because of statute of limitations, Brownin Pennsylvania by the Allegheny County District Attorney’s office for the two charges of sexual assault.
Brown’s off-field woes took another disturbing Monday when Sports Illustrated’s Robert Klemko published a scathing story about Brown’s bizarre pattern of behavior. The story included
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