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09/30 05:20 CDT Ex-NFL star Antonio Brown set to appear in Miami court for
expected plea agreement
Ex-NFL star Antonio Brown set to appear in Miami court for expected plea
agreement
MIAMI (AP) --- Former NFL star wide receiver Antonio Brown is scheduled to be
in a Miami courtroom Wednesday to accept a plea deal that will let him avoid
prison time on a reduced charge in an attempted murder case, according to his
attorney.
Defense attorney Mark Eiglarsh has said Brown will plead no contest to
aggravated assault and be sentenced to probation. He also said adjudication
will be withheld, meaning Brown will not be considered a convicted felon.
Brown could have faced up to 30 years in prison if convicted of the original
charge. Eiglarsh has said the agreement with prosecutors was too good to turn
down. The Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office said previously that details would
be clarified at the hearing.
Brown 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 that one of the bullets grazed
his neck.
Brown 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.
Brown, 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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