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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – JANUARY 02: Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown (81) walks the field prior to the National Football League game between the New York Jets and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on January 2, 2022 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – JANUARY 02: Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown (81) walks the field prior to the National Football League game between the New York Jets and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on January 2, 2022 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Antonio Brown, despite not being a part of the NFL anymore, hasn’t shied away from making comments about people who are associated with the league. Recently, he made some remarks about former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
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AB received a lot of backlash from Kaepernick’s fans, but recently an NFL legend came out in support of Brown. Former Chargers player and 3x Pro Bowler Shawne Merriman thought Antonio Brown’s argument had some valid points.
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Shawne Merriman said, “He [Brown] makes some valid points about Colin Kaepernick saying that, ‘Hey, you took money from the NFL, the settlement, the Nike commercials, all these things, and you know, trying to get back in, he don’t want to play football.’ Well, I think a lot of people think that way about all the other stuff that Colin Kaepernick has going on and the opportunities he has to get back into the NFL, and just hasn’t.”
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Merriman believed that even though Brown’s comments have been skeptical in the past, he didn’t miss a beat while talking about Kaepernick. Undoubtedly, Antonio Brown made some valid points due to which people’s perceptions changed towards Kap.
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Antonio Brown had some strong words for Colin Kaepernick
Shawne Merriman supported Brown’s words towards Colin Kaepernick. The former Tampa Bay Buccaneers‘ WR had very strong words for Kap who hasn’t been a part of the NFL since 2017. Brown believed that Kaepernick took his money, and didn’t do much more after that.

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SEATTLE, WA – JANUARY 19: Quarterback Colin Kaepernick #7 of the San Francisco 49ers reacts after teammate running back Anthony Dixon #24 scores a one-yard touchdown in the first half against the Seattle Seahawks during the 2014 NFC Championship at CenturyLink Field on January 19, 2014 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
Antonio Brown said, “He already took the money. All that’s cap. We ain’t respecting that, bro. You took the money, the commercials. We don’t see you outside. We don’t see him in the hood. He don’t do nothing.” AB also claimed that Kaepernick wasn’t much good at football, and it was the major reason why he was cut.
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The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback has been unable to make a return to the league. He has been continuously trying hard to get his chance, but no team is willing to gamble on him. Maybe Antonio Brown was right all along. What do you think?
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