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Bucs coach says Antonio Brown no longer with team after midgame exit

NJ Advance Media photo by Andrew Mills via AP / A N.J. State Police trooper watches as Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown throws his gloves into the stands during the third quarter of Sunday's game against the host New York Jets. Brown left the field and did not return, and after the Bucs rallied to win, coach Bruce Arians said the receiver was no longer part of the team.
NJ Advance Media photo by Andrew Mills via AP / A N.J. State Police trooper watches as Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown throws his gloves into the stands during the third quarter of Sunday's game against the host New York Jets. Brown left the field and did not return, and after the Bucs rallied to win, coach Bruce Arians said the receiver was no longer part of the team.

By The Associated Press 4 min read

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Antonio Brown was apparently frustrated and angry. So he walked away.

From the football field on Sunday afternoon. From the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, likely for good. And quite possibly, from his NFL career.

The mercurial wide receiver was kicked off the team after a bizarre, shirtless exit at MetLife Stadium before Tom Brady coolly led the Bucs on a 93-yard drive in the final minutes for a 28-24 victory over the New York Jets.

After the game, coach Bruce Arians said Brown’s time with the team – the same one Brown helped win the Super Bowl last season, his first in Tampa Bay – was over.

“He is no longer a Buc,” Arians said. “All right? That’s the end of the story. Let’s talk about the guys who went out there and won the game.”