Everywhere Antonio Brown goes, drama follows. Some of it by his own making, and some of it exaggerated by the media. When you’re arguably the best receiver football and have a larger than life personality which you express on social media as often as Brown does, the kind of coverage you get is somewhat understandable.
With his very vocal exit from Pittsburgh this offseason, along with dying his mustache blonde and putting out multiple videos demanding he be paid what he’s worth, he became quite a punching bag, especially from Pittsburgh media.
So, when Brown was placed on NFI to begin camp, he wasn’t treated like any other player who had an injury.