Antonio Brown emerged late Wednesday claiming his badly injured ankle, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' "cover-up" of his status, caused his in-game exit from the sideline at MetLife Stadium during Sunday's game against the New York Jets.
Brown, spotted earlier this week at a Brooklyn Nets game, issued a statement through his attorney on the same day the Buccaneers included him on the team's injury report for Week 18.
Though the Buccaneers made it clear after beating the Jets that Brown was "no longer a Buc," no official transaction was made in what could be shaping up as a litigious faceoff.