Report: Patriots’ Antonio Brown Decision Wasn’t Easily Reached

The New England Patriots have cut every connection with Antonio Brown. The wide receiver was released after 11 days, five practices and one game. It wasn’t an easy decision, but Brown was a troubled player. He had issues with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Oakland Raiders. The whole thing got worse when Brown was accused of sexual assault and rape.

NBC Sports Boston’s Tom E. Curran reported that the threatening messages Brown sent to his second accuser were the final drop for the Patriots. Curran reported a batch of details in a piece published Thursday to confirm that the decision wasn’t easy.

“I reported last Friday evening that the decision to release Brown was unanimous, that the threatening texts were a “bridge too far.” After more conversations this week, I’ve come to understand that unanimous decision wasn’t easily reached. Belichick accepted the decision and understood it. But he was by no means leading the charge to move on — and if Kraft hadn’t insisted, Brown would probably still be here. Which, one can logically conclude, is why Brown made sure to show appreciation for Belichick in social media posts after his release while sending drone strikes at Kraft on Sunday morning.”

Tom Pelissero from NFL Media, says the Patriots decided to cut Brown after the practice because of the promise head coach Bill Belichick couldn’t make to team owner Robert Kraft.

“Robert Kraft was not in the building yesterday, he’s somebody who empowers his football people, but he also holds them accountable,” Pelissero said on NFL Network’s “Good Morning Football.” “Belichick and Kraft spoke after practice yesterday, at the point the key question from Kraft was, ‘how can you promise me that this is not going to happen again?’ Well, Belichick can’t say that he can promise it will not happen again. Collaboratively, they decided it was the best thing for the Patriots to move on.”

Would Brown stay on the team had Kraft not intervened and called for his release? Curran also noted that Belichick didn’t offer typical response about Brown’s release. Is this decision the best decision for the Patriots organization?

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