Antonio Brown will have another shot in the NFL, but not this year: former NFL General Manager

Antonio Brown may well have another chance in the NFL, but a former general manager said any team that takes a chance on him will not do it until next season.

In the words of Jeff Diamond, former president of the Tennessee Titans and general manager, Brown is currently "toxic" with the Minnesota Vikings. The wide receiver was cut by the New England Patriots last week after text messages had a woman who had accused him of sexual assault. This is in addition to a recent civil suit alleging that he sexually assaulted his coach, Britney Taylor. He was traded during the last season of the Pittsburgh Steelers for his dissatisfaction and was cut by the Oakland Raiders after a physical altercation with GM Mike Mayock.

The phrase in the NFL is "you never stop on talent". diamond think that Brown's obvious physical abilities will lead a team to eventually sign the quad All-Pro.

"The story tells you that he will probably have another opportunity at some point and I certainly do not agree with his statement he made with the NFL. I think it's more like if the NFL had finished with it – temporarily. We'll see what happens, "Diamond told FOX Business.

"It's the reality of the situation. I think we'll obviously see how that's going to happen, but for me, he has to get hold of himself now and Drew Rosenhaus, as his agent, has an interest in having a heart to heart with him … It's a disaster the so many levels. "

Diamond is convinced that if Brown's legal issues are resolved, the wide receiver will be in the NFL as soon as possible. Not as early as this season, but still in the near future.

Brown, coincidentally, has re-enrolled at Central Michigan University.

This idea of ​​a return to the NFL runs counter to the prevailing mentality that Brown could be definitively excluded from the league, to follow not only the current legal issue, but also a series of seemingly irrational behaviors. . The NFL has in the past prevented players such as Ray Rice from solving national problems, preventing the star from returning to play.

Diamond does not think that will be the case with Brown, a catcher talent from generation to generation.

"Well, I think it depends on what happens with the allegations of sexual assault. If nothing happens, everything will be rejected over time, it will obviously help his cause. You've always had this story with his behavior in Oakland and with Pittsburgh too. You have to overcome two problems: how he left Pittsburgh, how he left Oakland. There is a third, of course, that concerns allegations of sexual assault. These are three important things to overcome, "said Diamond.

"I think he's finished for the year. I think he will try to claim the Raiders [who] he owes money and the Patriots with the signing bonus. He will plead his claim for this year, but I think he'll land somewhere in 2020. I think he's going to try to stop it all, if, and it's a big problem, if allegations of sexual assault are not justified, then I expect it to come back somewhere in 2020. "

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