Patriots Release Antonio Brown.LOL.FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots released embattled wide receiver Antonio Brown on Friday, less than two weeks after signing him.
"We appreciate the hard work of many people over the past 11 days, but we feel that it is best to move in a different direction at this time," the team said in a statement.
Text messages sent by Brown to a woman alleging sexual misconduct were viewed by some in the organization to have crossed the line, a source told ESPN. The text messages -- which were reported by Sports Illustrated on Thursday and included a picture of the woman's children, which her lawyers called intimidating -- were significant in that they were sent while Brown was a member of the Patriots, the source said.
Up to that point, the issues surrounding Brown were all from before he had signed with the team on Sept. 9.
Brown, who had practiced with the Patriots earlier Friday, tweeted his thanks to the organization shortly before the move was announced.
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