AB quits mid game

Connorpozlee

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The QB of my high school team quit in the locker room at halftime during an away game against State College when I was in 10th grade. He was also the coach’s nephew. He changed his clothes and went up into the visitor’s section and found a ride home. He was originally the backup but our starter had to sit out two games because of grades. Granted, we were a lousy team finishing 1-10, but still.

He also quit the t&f team mid season in the spring.
I admire his consistency!
 

manatree

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I could be forgetting some things but for the vast majority of his career in Pgh, he was the furthest thing from a problem child. That hit (along with the compound effect of all the smaller ones he absorbed prior to it) really changed him. My hunch is that AB should be the new poster child for CTE.

I think that Brown benefited from many years in the small markets of Central Michigan & Pittsburgh with less media scrutiny. Just like Roethlisberger. Given that Brown was kicked out of FIU because of an ‘incident’ with another student and campus security, I suspect that his trail of ’incidents’ is quite long.
 

Yogiman71

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I really think he has CTÉ and it causes him to do crazy things. Either way though he should’ve sought help after he left the Steelers he has been a time bomb about to explode. I think the league is about to expel him for good, deservedly so.
 
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JoeBot409

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I really think he has CTÉ and it causes him to do crazy things. Either way though he should’ve sought help after he left the Steelers he has been a time bomb about to explode. I think the league is about to expel him for good, deservedly so.
No he was always an a$$hole. Long befor uncle Charlie’s sausage.
 

NittPicker

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I really think he has CTÉ and it causes him to do crazy things. Either way though he should’ve sought help after he left the Steelers he has been a time bomb about to explode. I think the league is about to expel him for good, deservedly so.
I have no idea if it's CTE or if AB is simply off the deep end. The league may expel him but it may have a deeper reason for doing so. If in fact the problem is CTE, the NFL will do whatever it can to distance itself. They'll cut AB loose and try to convince everyone the man is simply a head case. Or maybe it's as simple as that - the man is a head case.
 

JoeBot409

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I have no idea if it's CTE or if AB is simply off the deep end. The league may expel him but it may have a deeper reason for doing so. If in fact the problem is CTE, the NFL will do whatever it can to distance itself. They'll cut AB loose and try to convince everyone the man is simply a head case. Or maybe it's as simple as that - the man is a head case.
He has played his last down. And his problems are not so to some hit to his head. He went to CMU for a reason. He was a thug in high school and college.
 

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I did hear basically Tom took AB under his wing in Tampa. I'm sure he is well aware of whatever problems AB may have or at least have a pretty good idea.

I agree with those who say he's got CTE or some similar brain injury. Hopefully someone talks him into getting help. Maybe Tom can.

He may have always been an *******, but this is way beyond that.
 

WSTLion87

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The older I get.. It seems that pro football gets closer and closer to resembling pro wrestling... Thoughts?
 

Player2BNamedL8r

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I think that Brown benefited from many years in the small markets of Central Michigan & Pittsburgh with less media scrutiny. Just like Roethlisberger. Given that Brown was kicked out of FIU because of an ‘incident’ with another student and campus security, I suspect that his trail of ’incidents’ is quite long.
I won’t dispute that - not at all suggesting he was a saint. But from a team standpoint - including during his most productive seasons - he was never a “me first” guy. Something changed that allowed him to internally manage his own filter.
 

BobPSU92

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Apparently this blow-up stemmed from Arians wanting brown to go into the game and brown refusing to do so. Yeah, something with brown is off.
 

Psu00

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This guy is clearly in trouble- if the NFL actually cares about the health of its players there should be an effort made to help him.
I wouldn’t be surprised if people have tried to help him in the past. The problem is if he refuses help then there’s not much you can do.
 

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To Yates's post, cbssports did a writeup on the fall, with a bit more narrative. When you read everything in totality, i mean i don't think this is a CTE from a Burfict hit or 2. This has been happening since the beginning of his NFL career, which leads me to believe it's a mental issue.



I swear, this is NOT a michigan man.... he's too good of a guy to be a michigan man. Hate him on the field because he plays for a rival or whatever, but he's a damn good dude...
 

PSUJam

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To Yates's post, cbssports did a writeup on the fall, with a bit more narrative. When you read everything in totality, i mean i don't think this is a CTE from a Burfict hit or 2. This has been happening since the beginning of his NFL career, which leads me to believe it's a mental issue.



I swear, this is NOT a michigan man.... he's too good of a guy to be a michigan man. Hate him on the field because he plays for a rival or whatever, but he's a damn good dude...
I still hate Tom and wonder what his sentiment would been had they lost the game but that being said, AB's career was over if the Bucs didn't pick him up last year. There's a good chance they would have won the SB without him as Brady has won a bunch with far less talent.

As far as your point about CTE and the articles, I would add this from former teammate Ryan Clark. He says he saw this all coming.

 
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