While Antonio Brown might be one of the best receivers ever to play in the NFL, he does have a bit of an ego. And no one can deny the man is often a magnet for controversy.
Right now, Brown — a current free agent — sits in August without an NFL home. Judging by a wild post to his Twitter on Thursday, it seems not many teams are calling his phone. Or Brown is reflecting on a career that was. Or both. However, this was no typical reflection.
You see, to “share” the biggest regret of his pro career, Brown reposted a fake quote by @sportsmemery on Instagram and tried to pass it off as the real deal. The contents of said quote were positively bananas as the text has the football player comparing himself to one of the most popular bands of all time and … the face of the religion Christianity.
You read that right:
Sincerely AB pic.twitter.com/O6mjJXOaHQ
— AB (@AB84) August 11, 2022
Every last sentence of this incredibly fake quote escalates. I almost don’t know what to fixate on. Is it the hot air balloon intro? Throwing rocks at a package delivery driver? What about when he compares himself as an entertainer to The Beatles (!) or “says” that Jesus Christ — who died in the early 30s of the first century — once performed at the Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado?
It’s all so, so wild. Even the “Sincerely, AB” sign-off gets me as if he thought no one would question the authenticity. Heck, maybe he doesn’t care about that. All around, truly one of the great tweets of our time.
And it begs the question: If a player retweets and endorses a fake quote, does that make it a real quote? Probably not, but AB is trying.
NFL fans were astonished by Brown's audacity to pretend a fake quote was real
When did Charlie Whitehurst play at Red Rocks? #touchdownjesus https://t.co/5ZzsW3C82G
— Tim Booth (@ByTimBooth) August 11, 2022
👏you👏can't👏say👏you're👏a👏fan👏of👏music👏if👏you👏haven't👏seen👏jesus👏play👏at👏red👏rocks👏 https://t.co/bzLdcYDazT
— Conor Ryan (@ConorRyan_93) August 11, 2022
top 5 tweet of all time https://t.co/m68rA1WBl8
— gabb goudy (@gabbgoudy) August 11, 2022
How is this real lmao https://t.co/evvGtnPx7U
— Brett Kollmann (@BrettKollmann) August 11, 2022
I saw Jesus at Red Rocks he was crap, shitty opener, his audio wasn't mixed well, left before he did the sermon on the mount and no encore. Lousy acthttps://t.co/v8ESSX6TgT
— Dave Rappoccio (@DrawPlayDave) August 11, 2022
Every sentence here leaves you unprepared for the next sentence. https://t.co/3uiUJYxRft
— Kofie (@Kofie) August 11, 2022
This is gonna stick with us all for a long time. Jesus at Red Rocks puts it over the top. Masterclass. https://t.co/zwBLcy2u0M
— Kevin Clark (@bykevinclark) August 11, 2022
jesus walked so antonio brown could run, apparently. https://t.co/ynxkQlIZhn
— Jordan Cicchelli (@jordancicchelli) August 11, 2022
the Dead played Red Rocks 20 times safe to say some people saw Jesus there https://t.co/0LFV9BNPaS
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) August 11, 2022
when the heck did jesus play red rocks?!?!? https://t.co/VKmVif7qD2
— sean yoo (@SeanYoo) August 11, 2022
AB’s HOF speech is going to be epic https://t.co/0nLFwd2jop
— DJ Bien-Aime (@Djbienaime) August 11, 2022
Gonna remember "Jesus perform at Red Rocks" for a long time. https://t.co/98V4RXSZ3H
— Matt Harmon (@MattHarmon_BYB) August 11, 2022
I aspire to this level of irrational confidence lmao https://t.co/Fhw6YhgKe3
— Buck Reising (@BuckReising) August 11, 2022
Jesus doing the Prodigal Son at Red Rocks but everyone's chanting "GOOD SAMARITAN" https://t.co/7znCLFsAcw
— Jane Coaston (@janecoaston) August 11, 2022
How is this not from The Onion? https://t.co/1WRV2cvBcl
— Chris Mueller (@ChrisMuellerPGH) August 11, 2022
AB seeing a fake quote of himself and going "yeah this rules" and then reposting it on his own account is hilarious https://t.co/CouDYrMtK9
— Anthony Nash (@_anthonynash) August 11, 2022
Lmfao. https://t.co/WWo7MmvoIh
— Tony X (@soIoucity) August 11, 2022
That's a lot of words, I have none. https://t.co/6rsLSQW2aD
— Kayla Anderson (@KaylaAndersonTV) August 11, 2022
The Jesus comp … https://t.co/Xh9L11IBMv
— Vic Tafur (@VicTafur) August 11, 2022
this isn't the onion? https://t.co/Sg8MqqGEl2
— Suzie Hunter (@TheSuzieHunter) August 11, 2022
The NFL’s very own Zlatan Ibrahimovic https://t.co/LUI7fl7liv
— Ed Malyon (@eaamalyon) August 11, 2022
