NFL players around the league offered their congratulations following Tom Brady’s retirement announcement on Tuesday. Among them was former Buccaneers receiver Antonio Brown.
Brown, who played with Brady in New England and Tampa Bay, left the team in the middle of its Week 17 game against the Jets and subsequently accused the team of covering up its knowledge of his injured ankle. After the high-profile incident, Brady offered support for Brown, urging others to “do what they can to help [Brown] in the ways he really needs it,” and has previously advocated for Brown in the past to get him on the team with the Patriots and Bucs.