When the New England Patriots released Antonio Brown last Friday, it seemed unlikely that they would be paying the first installment of Brown’s $9 million signing bonus, which was due to be paid on Monday.
And when Brown took aim at Patriots owner Robert Kraft in a now-deleted barrage of tweets Sunday morning, it basically guaranteed that Brown wouldn’t get that money.
Guess what? He didn’t.
Report: $5 million not paid
Were he still on the Patriots’ roster, Brown would have received $5 million on Monday, the amount of the first installment of his $9 million bonus.