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Antonio Brown Catches NFL Fans Off guard After Betting a 5-Figure Sum on His Former QB While Fat Shaming Him

Published 11/20/2022, 3:21 PM EST

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Antonio Brown is no stranger to controversies. Brown is always in the middle of headlines and especially when it comes to taking digs at former teams and teammates. This time it was former Las Vegas Raiders teammate Derek Carr.

Former teammate and Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown still harbors some ill feelings about the Silver and Black after how things ended with them. And AB took to Twitter to roast his former QB Carr.

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Derek Carr and the Las Vegas Raiders are having a season to forget. After their 25-20 loss to the Indianapolis Colts last Sunday, the Raiders QB had trouble holding back tears at the post-match presser.

Before their Broncos game on Sunday, Antonio Brown posted a photoshopped image of Derek Carr and bet $10,000 in favor of his former team and QB. However, the photoshopped picture made Carr look significantly overweight. AB roasted the QB and called him ‘Derek Carb.’

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Antonio Brown recently also made some controversial remarks after former teammate Tom Brady and his former wife, Gisele Bündchen, got divorced. And fans think Antonio Brown should stop targeting players who are still playing.

Antonio Brown fat-shaming his former QB was not received lightly

The Las Vegas Raiders are 2-7 this NFL season and find themselves at the bottom of the AFC West Division. Derek Carr has 2128 passing yards this season along with 13 touchdowns and 5 interceptions. Some fans thought Antonio Brown was being too harsh to someone who is still playing in the league at the highest level.

Antonio Brown was one of the top wide receivers in the league during his time with the Pittsburgh Steelers. After the Steelers, Brown spent a short stint with the Las Vegas Raiders where he refused to wear the league-mandated helmets and ended up getting traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. There Brown won the Super Bowl with Tom Brady.

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However, his exit from the Buccaneers was nothing short of a spectacle. Antonio Brown left the field shirtless in the middle of the game after Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians refused to put him in the game. Fans think AB’s unpredictability is getting the better of him.

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Antonio Brown entered the music business after his departure from the NFL. Derek Carr and the Raiders face their divisional rivals, the 3-6 Denver Broncos on Sunday. Raiders star wide receiver Davante Adams is doubtful for the game with a possible abdomen injury. Can Carr make do without Adams and win his old receiver AB some money on SNF?

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Soumyapriyo Ganguly

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Rivu Ganguly is an NFL writer at Essentially Sports. He holds a degree in Economics and Statistics from the Indian School of Business and Finance. Rivu is a sports nerd with his favourites being Soccer, American Football, Basketball, UFC and Formula 1.
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Deepika Bhaduri