New England Patriots: Antonio Brown 'Fishing' For Tom Brady Reunion

Antonio Brown is apparently willing to let bygones be bygones with former New England Patriots teammate Tom Brady.

Antonio Brown wants to work with Tom Brady again ... but a different kind of catch would be involved. Brown, a Brady teammate-turned-rival, took to social media to extend an apparent attempt at contrition with the legendary quarterback.

"Tom Brady I’m sorry [sic]," Brown wrote. "(L)et’s go fishing."

Tom Brady I’m sorry let’s go fishing 🎣

— AB (@AB84) November 29, 2023

Brady and Brown collaborated for only a single game with the New England Patriots, uniting for 56 yards on four receptions in a 43-0 win over Miami in September 2019. Brown was later released from his New England contract in the midst of sexual assault allegations, as well as reports of intimidating text messages sent to the accusers.   

The two later reunited for a rollercoaster tenure in Tampa Bay: Brown joined the Buccaneers in the midst of the 2020 season and later partook in the team's victorious run to Super Bowl LV, which featured a Brady-to-Brown scoring hook-up. 

Antonio Brown and Tom Brady, together again? / Getty

Their relationship, however, soured throughout the following campaign, which culminated in Brown's dramatic in-game exit from NFL action. The outspoken receiver has since taken several jabs at Brady since he was removed from the Buccaneers' roster, frequently targeting the quarterback's marriage to Gisele Bündchen, which ended last October.

In 16 games collaborating with Brady, Brown earned 1,084 yards on 91 receptions, nine of which went for touchdowns. Since his departure, Brown briefly appeared on the roster of the Albany Empire's Indoor Football League team but that, like other incidents was not free from controversy. 

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Brown's invitation to Brady was one of several posts from his account on Tuesday, many of them bizarre and/or explicit in nature, though none hinted at an NFL comeback he has repeatedly sought. The 35-year-old has not officially retired from professional football though one of his posts asked fans whether he should retire as a Buccaneer or Pittsburgh Steeler, the latter hosting his first nine professional seasons.

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