NFL wide receiver
Antonio Brown
American football player
- Born1988
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- Age
How old is Antonio Brown?
38 years old1
Antonio Brown is 38 years old. He was born on July 10, 1988.
- Wikipedia: Antonio Brown, revision of Oct 26, 2026
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- Known for: American football player (born 1988)
- Born: July 10, 1988
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Career Highlights
- Antonio Tavaris Brown Sr., known by his initials "AB", is an American former professional football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons.
- During his first nine seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Brown became regarded as one of the greatest receivers of his era, but his career was also marked by various controversies.
- Brown played college football for the Central Michigan Chippewas, earning first-team All-American honors as a punt returner and winning MAC Special Teams Player of the Year twice between 2008 and 2009.
Life and Career
Brown grew up in Miami and played several positions at Miami Norland High School. He is the son of "Touchdown" Eddie Brown, an Albany Firebirds wide receiver who was named the best player in Arena Football League history in 2006. After a year at North Carolina Tech Prep, he walked on at Central Michigan in 2007 and led the Mid-American Conference with 102 catches as a freshman.
The Pittsburgh Steelers took him in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL draft. In Pittsburgh he led the league twice in receiving yards, twice in receptions and once in receiving touchdowns, and he earned seven Pro Bowl selections and four straight first-team All-Pro selections.
The Steelers traded him to the Oakland Raiders in 2019, but the Raiders released him before the season. He played one game for the New England Patriots before they released him during a sexual assault investigation. He joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers midway through the 2020 season and won Super Bowl LV with them; the team released him near the end of the next season after he left the field during a game. In 2023 he was the majority owner of the Albany Empire of the National Arena League, which folded that year.
Source: Wikipedia: Antonio Brown, revision of Oct 26, 2026.
Legal Case
In June 2025, a warrant was issued for Brown's arrest on a charge of attempted second-degree murder with a firearm. The charge stems from an altercation outside a celebrity boxing event in Miami on May 16, 2025. He was arrested in Dubai in November 2025 and pleaded not guilty, and in December 2025 he asked the court to dismiss the case under Florida's Stand Your Ground law.
In September 2026, his attorney said Brown had accepted a plea deal under which he would plead no contest to a reduced charge of aggravated assault, with three years of probation and a withholding of adjudication, meaning he would not be considered a convicted felon. His attorney said Brown still maintains that he acted lawfully. Prosecutors did not confirm the agreement, saying the details would be clarified in court.
Sources: Los Angeles Times (Sept. 23, 2026) · Fortune (Associated Press) (Sept. 30, 2026).
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People mentioned
Antonio Brown comes up in these episodes:
- Tuesdays with Stories #403: Behind The Beam (full episode, Jun 8, 2021) with Mark Normand and Joe List: Named in a crude joke about NFL tabloid stories (8:40).
FAQ
Who is Antonio Brown?
Antonio Tavaris Brown Sr., known by his initials "AB", is an American former professional football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons.
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