5 times Antonio Brown has made headlines for his exploits off the football field

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Antonio Brown is a player who can't seem to stay out of the spotlight. Back when he first entered the league, he was in the spotlight for all the right reasons, as he was one of the best wide receivers in the game.

All that attention may have gone to his head as Brown began to act erratically off the field, which led the Pittsburgh Steelers to trade the once-great receiver. The drama would follow Brown through his stint with the Raiders, Patriots and now the Buccaneers.

Here are five times when Antonio Brown has made headlines for his off-the-field behavior.

Which Antonio Brown headline was the worst?

#5 - Freezing his feet

Part of the reason that Brown spent the least amount of time on the Las Vegas Raiders was due to some strange occurrences that seemed to follow one by one until the Raiders decided to just cut their losses.

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Brown had been doing some cryotherapy for his body when he entered a cryo tank without proper footwear on and ended up essentially burning off the bottoms of his feet.

Severe cold to the body can cause burns due to freezing, and that is exactly what Brown has gone through. The odd injury left Brown without being able to suit up for the Raiders.

#4 Offseason helmet tantrum

Before the freezing foot occurrence happened, Antonio Brown had already been giving a full diva performance at offseason meetings with the Raiders. Brown was upset at the new helmet that he was being "forced" to wear. The entire situation led to a meltdown where Brown was arguing with staff on the Raiders.

He would go so far as to bring his old helmet to practice and paint on decals to pass it off as a legit and accepted helmet. Brown was caught and things spiraled after that. Brown would go on to cause waves in the locker room that he couldn't come back from.

3 more times Antonio Brown made headlines

What situation was worse for Antonio Brown?

#3 - Brown's Facebook video

Part of the situation that led to the Steelers finally trading Brown was his want and need to truly make it seem as though he was not intent on doing things that the Steelers organization wanted him to do.

Brown went live on Facebook. This video was of the Steelers post-playoff locker room celebration. That was completely against the rules for the Steelers, but Brown did not care. Facebook had apparently paid Brown to create content for them, and even when Big Ben stepped in to talk to him about it, he became upset and even threw a football at Ben.

#2 - Brown celebrating his Release from the Raiders

After all the bizarre occurrences that Brown put the Raiders through, he was finally granted his release. Even crazier than that is that he voided nearly $30 million in his contract by not showing up to any sort of activities for the Raiders.

Shortly after the Raiders decided to release Brown, he went viral from celebrating his release. Not good-looking or professional by any means. How anyone could happily give up 30 million dollars and be happy with it is a completely crazy undertaking.

#1 - Fake vaccination card

Rumors have recently broken that Antonio Brown has acquired a fake vaccination card this season to get around having to deal with protocols in the NFL and with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. What is odd is the work it takes to get a fake vaccination card, when he could have just gotten the vaccine.

Brown's former live-in chef claimed the wide receiver told him he had acquired a fake vaccination card. Now Brown is saying that this entire situation is a lie and that he has been vaccinated. He is now willing to get the booster shot live on TV to prove his innocence.

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Edited by Henno van Deventer
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