Antonio Brown Should be a Football Coach's Teaching Tool

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That cliche ‘to whom much is given, much is required’ doesn’t work here.

All Antonio Brown had to do was play 16 games of football and make millions of dollars.

He couldn’t seem to handle that.

The talented wide receiver’s arrogance and his sense of entitlement constantly shifted focus from his football skills. He’s been accused of rape and sexual misconduct by two women. Former teammates recall how his attitude changed toward other players and team staff. He would not show up to certain events and he seemed to lose all touch with humility.

In one calendar year, Brown went from being a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers, to never playing a game for the Oakland Raiders, to being cut from the Super Bowl-winning New England Patriots after just an 11-day stint with the organization.

Whether or not Brown has another opportunity in the NFL remains to be seen, but he should be a coach’s best teaching tool for current young athletes.

Brown had a world of opportunity encircling him. All that he had to do was play football.

How many of our young boys are destined for greatness only to have it all be derailed? Too many athletes take for granted the fact that everything can be stripped from them within the blink of an eye.

If the objective is productivity on the playing field, wealth and accolades - don’t let any of that be compromised by greed, illicit affairs with women and the incessant need to blame everyone else.