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Antonio Brown delighted to see the Buccaneers dumped out by the Rams
Free agent Antonio Brown took to social media to express his delight at the Rams victory in Tampa Bay. The wide receiver was sacked by the Bucs in Week 17.
The working relationship between Antonio Brown and the Buccaneers came to an en when the WR quit Tampa Bay in the third quarter of the game against the Jets in Week 17. Three weeks on from that incident, AB has got his own back.
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Brown took to Twitter to express his delight at the Bucs' defeat to the Rams, and shared a photograph of the moment he left Tampa Bay with the message: "Bucs, eliminated".
Even though the Rams went into the game as the underdogs, Matthew Stafford guided Los Angeles to an agonising 30-27 victory over Tampa Bay. The result puts the Rams in their first NFC Championship game since 2018.
Brown's jibe at the Buccaneers comes just a few days after the Central Michigan graduate admitted to TMZ that his defiant exit at MetLife Stadium "wasn't necessary or professional".
The 33-year-old´s words seemed to have drawn a line under a series of attacks aimed at Tampa Bay - and at Bruce Arians and Tom Brady in particular. He had several disagreements with both Brady and the coach over their decisio-making.
In just under two years with the Buccaneers, Brown made just 15 appearances (seven as a starter) and registered 87 catches, 1,028 yards, eight touchdowns and one Super Bowl ring. Looking at his figures in perspective, he was the Bucs' fourth-most productive WR during that time, behind Mike Evans (2,041), Chris Godwin (1,943) and Rob Gronkowski (1,425).