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LOOK: Antonio Brown sends message to Cleveland Browns following Deshaun Watson news

Wade-Peeryby:Wade Peery03/18/22
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On Friday, the stunning news of Deshaun Watson being traded to Cleveland shocked the football world. It’s one of the biggest trades in NFL history and it caught the attention of former Tampa Bay Buccaneer, Antonio Brown. He spelled out the words, “Cleveland Antonio Browns” on Twitter.

Check out his tweet below.

He also tweeted, “Take the Browns to the Super Bowl, Not ToiletBowl.” Brown has been campaigning recently for a number of teams to pick him up in free agency, including the Dallas Cowboys. Recently on the “Pivot Podcast” with Ryan Clark, he asked Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones to pick him up.

The biggest question will be whether or not the Cowboys would want to deal with the antics that surround Brown. When healthy, Brown has shown that he still can play at an elite level in the National Football League. The biggest problems with him have long been his personality issues and conflicts with teammates and coaches. He also has a long history of legal issues, which further complicates matters.

The way Antonio Brown left the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, any NFL team is going to seriously ask themselves if bringing him in is worth the headache. Even if the Cowboys or Browns were to actually bring Brown in, would bringing him in be the best option? Especially since the 2022 wide receiver class in the upcoming NFL Draft is incredibly deep. There would need to be long and thoughtful discussions before considering bringing him in.

Brown on Buccaneers split: ‘It’s not a good feeling with the way it ended.’

It doesn’t seem as if Antonio Brown regrets his actions from that fateful day in East Rutherford. Continuing, the star wide receiver stated while it could’ve been a different ending, the result is what he wanted.

“It’s not a good feeling with the way it ended. But I just feel good that I represented myself the right way,” Brown told Complex. “I could have handled my emotions better from walking off the field and making a distraction. But in that moment, I just didn’t want to be a part of it no more. You’re sacrificing your health to play with someone, and they don’t really respect that. So to me that was a smack in the face. But I think we all, as people, have got to learn how to control our emotions in hostile environments, via him, via me, via everyone.

“So I’m just glad I did what my heart said in the moment. I could have handled it better, but I think you’ve got to stand up for yourself.”

On3’s Stephen Samra also contributed to this article.