Antonio Brown Addresses Report of Warrant for Unpaid Child Support

The former star receiver’s arrest reportedly was ordered earlier this month.

On Friday, TMZ reported that a Miami-Dade County judge ordered law enforcement to arrest former NFL star Antonio Brown after Brown allegedly failed to pay child support. The warrant for Brown’s arrest was reportedly issued on April 14 in response to Brown avoiding payments to Wiltrice Jackson.

Now Brown, who recently became the co-owner of the Albany Empire in the National Arena League, tells AJ Pankowski of WGRB in Albany that he has cleared up his outstanding debts.

“Yeah well first off, anytime you say a guy own a team, there’s going to be some garnish in the wages, but let’s get this clear, I paid my bills, I’m a professional,” Brown said. “It’s about running the Empire and running the business. We don’t need negativity on my name. It’s bigger than me.”

According to the TMZ report, Brown needed to pay approximately $30,000 in unpaid child support to clear up the matter, and he posted a picture on his Instagram story Friday night that appears to be proof of his fulfilling that requirement.

Brown has had other issues with the law in recent years, which includes charges over a domestic incident that were dropped last December.