Former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown, one of football’s most polarizing and eccentric figures during his 12-year career, is broke, according to news reports and social media posts from the 35-year-old. Brown shared the news that he had filed for bankruptcy on social media on Monday and, in typical AB fashion, treated the matter as a joke. The shared a popular meme from the NBC sitcom “The Office” in which star character Michael Scott — played by Steve Carell — shouted, “I declare bankruptcy!” CTESPN — an account Brown appears to run that plays on speculation he suffers from from concussions he sustained in the NFL — posted a video with the meme followed by a clip of the former receiver jubilantly running through a backyard.
Brown promptly reposted it. Nigga of the Century — AB (@AB84) A day later, he posted a link to his personal CashApp account to allow people to chip in and said, “I’m Broke,” along with some sexually charged language. I’m Broke Baby U Still Gone Suck It 😈 — AB (@AB84) The of Albany, New York, reported the bankruptcy filing on Wednesday, saying Brown had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday in Florida, where he is from and currently resides.
The listed debts to eight creditors for an amount nearing $3 million. He also owed at least four people who sued him in civil court but whom he never paid. Per the report, $1.
2 million of Brown’s crushing debt was owed to a single individual, a truck driver who claimed the former.