Tampa Bay Buccaneers HC Bruce Arians reacts to Antonio Brown situation

Met Life Stadium was the scene for one of the more bizarre incidents in the history of the NFL. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were facing the New York Jets when wide receiver Antonio Brown left the playing field with no jersey or shoulder pads on.

Fox reporter Jay Glazer was able to talk with Tamp Bay head coach Bruce Arians after this game. He said Brown was supposed to be on the field but the wide receiver refused. Once he did, Arians told him to get out and leave the team.

When asked if he saw the entire sequence of Brown talking off his jersey, Arians said, “Yeah, I did. Never seen anything like it in all my years.”

Just talked to Bruce Arians who said he was trying to get AB to go into game & AB refused. Tried again Brown refused & Arians told him to get out. On if he saw AB take his jersey off.

“Yeah, I did. Never seen anything like it in all my years.” @NFLonFOX

— Jay Glazer (@JayGlazer) January 2, 2022

After the game, Arians said Brown has been cut and will no longer be with the organization. When the wide receiver was originally signed, Arians said he could make one mistake before the team decided to move on. This was one of a couple major incidents surrounding Brown. For Arians, it was the last straw.

More information on Antiono Brown situation

Fox sideline reporter Chris Myers provided an update on the situation after the game. He caught up with the security from Met Life Stadium, who saw how everything unfolded when the cameras were not around.

“Security said Antonio Brown ran out of stadium shirtless & into a police car to be escorted to flight by himself out of town away from the Buccaneers!,” Myers said via Twitter on Sunday. “This after he tore off his jersey during game threw his shirt in the stands freaking out.”

There was a photo of Brown going around as well, seen waiting for a ride with a suitcase and out of his uniform.

In case anyone is wondering what Antonio Brown is doing right now [@freegjr]pic.twitter.com/GwQiYAz0St

— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) January 2, 2022

Tampa Bay saving a lot of money in contract bonuses

While something like this has never been seen inside of the NFL, you know it was going to come at a cost for Brown. Not only will he not be playing football for the rest of the season, but the wide receiver also will not have the opportunity of getting some significant contract bonuses.

According to Spotrac, Brown was eight catches shy of unlocking a $333,333 bonus, 55 receiving yards away from unlocking another $333,333 bonus and just one receiving touchdown shy of a third $333,333 bonus.

Tampa Bay was able to complete a huge comeback as the New York Jets, even without Brown on the field. Even from a personal standpoint, gaining another nearly $1 million could have been attainable by Brown.