There is no way in Hades he should be paid/guaranteed that kind of money. What on earth were the people smoking/sniffing/huffing thinking that this was a good idea? Because I want some. Did they pay off those women so they wouldn't file civil claims? That's not really the kind of distraction a team needs at any time but especially during the season. Waiting for the other shoe to drop is not conducive to a cohesive unit.

As for the reason why he's even in this situation.... There's nothing you can say to wives or daughters that would make sense other than it's greed on the part of the NFL and the teams that allow these men to play and represent them. Money is everything in sports and teams will pay what and who they have to in order to get butts in the seats and sales of merch.

Antonio Brown is a classic example of someone who obviously needs mental health help but teams are willing to pay him to play instead and deal with the fallout when something happens. The man is talented on the field for sure but it means nothing when he can't get through a season without a breakdown.

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