Antonio Brown is bankrupt.
The controversial and mercurial former NFL receiver filed for federal bankruptcy in Florida on Monday, owing about $3 million to eight creditors. According to a report in the Times Union.
The former owner of the Albany Empire Arena Football League team won’t be able to pay at least three six-figure civil judgments.
That includes $1.2 million that Anton Tumanov, the truck driver Brown allegedly assaulted, received for failing to appear in court in the case in 2022, according to court filings obtained by the Times Union.
The 35-year-old, who played for the Steelers, Raiders, Buccaneers and Patriots, is hundreds of thousands of dollars in credit card debt and owes $296 to a local plumber.
He claims on his tax return that his assets are less than $50,000.
According to Spotrac, Brown made $80.7 million during his 12-year NFL career.
He filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which allowed him to rebuild his finances while protecting him from creditors.
He hinted at bankruptcy on his X account on Tuesday, then on Monday wrote “I’m bankrupt” along with a “The Office” meme with a Cash App QR code and the caption “The biggest bankruptcy announcement in history.”
Brown’s other creditors include one seeking $28,589 after Avanti Solutions sued him for failing to pay him for work he did during a March 2023 appearance at the hip-hop concert Rolling Loud.
Brown’s apparent financial struggles are nothing new.
He was arrested in October for allegedly not paying child support.
His ownership of the Albany Empire lasted three months.
The club was kicked out of the league after Brown failed to pay operating expenses, and players and coaches threatened to sue him, alleging that he had taken the final game cheque from their bank account.
The Steelers’ sixth-round pick in 2010 was a four-time All-Pro and threw for 12,291 yards and 83 touchdowns during his NFL career.
He won the Super Bowl with Tom Brady’s Buccaneers during the 2020 season.
Brown’s career ended in bizarre fashion a year later, when he abruptly left the sideline during a game against the Jets while playing through an ankle injury, ripped off his jersey and pads, and ran out of MetLife Stadium. closed.
