Antonio Brown shows up to court in unusual outfit before plea deal hearing is called off
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Antonio Brown shows up to court in unusual outfit before plea deal hearing is called off
The former NFL star had been looking forward to putting the case behind him, his defense attorney said
Alanis Thames Wednesday 30 September 2026 10:42 EDT
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Former NFL star wide receiver Antonio Brown‘s court hearing where he was expected to accept a plea deal, allowing him to avoid prison time in an attempted murder case, was postponed Wednesday.
Brown arrived in a Miami courtroom was ready to plead no contest to aggravated assault and be sentenced to probation, his lawyer said. But a Florida judge said she was in the middle of another trial and not ready to go forward with the plea deal. The hearing was pushed back to Oct. 28.
Brown had showed up to court with a black hood covering his face. In his court case, he is accused of grabbing a handgun from a security staffer after a celebrity boxing match in Miami on May 16, 2025, and firing two shots at a man he had been in a fistfight with earlier, according to an arrest warrant. Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu told investigators one of the bullets grazed his neck.
open image in galleryDefense attorney Mark Eiglarsh said Brown was looking forward to putting the case behind him. Eiglarsh said the plea deal reached with prosecutors was too good to turn down and that it says Brown would not be considered a convicted felon.
“It’s a setback because it’s another month that my client has an ankle monitor on and doesn’t have closure, which everybody in this care wants,” Eiglarsh said after the hearing was postponed. He said he was “cautiously optimistic” the judge would agree to the terms.
Brown could face up to 30 years in prison if convicted of the original attempted murder charge. He has said on social media that he was defending himself from an attack and others were trying to steal jewelry from him.
Florida’s Stand Your Ground law allows people who believe they face death or serious injury to use deadly force to defend themselves without a duty to retreat.
Richard Cooper, an attorney for Nantambu, has called the plea deal a fair one. He has said Nantambu forgives Brown and would not cooperate with law enforcement.
open image in galleryBrown, 38, spent 12 years in the NFL and was an All-Pro wide receiver who last played in 2021 for Tampa Bay, including winning a Super Bowl with quarterback Tom Brady.
Over the course of his career, much of it spent with Pittsburgh, he had 928 receptions for more than 12,000 yards and accounted for 88 total touchdowns, including punt returns and one pass.
During a 2021 game with Tampa Bay against the New York Jets, Brown took off his jersey, shoulder pads and gloves and ran off the field, leading to his release by the Buccaneers and effectively ending his career.
Brown has dealt with several legal problems over the years. He previously was accused of battery of a moving truck driver, several domestic violence charges, failure to pay child support and other incidents.
Brown was extradited in November 2025 from Dubai, where he has business interests, after an arrest warrant on the attempted murder charge was issued in June of the same year.
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