* It was a Faustian deal from day one. Vetting by Tom Brady, ultimately, was not enough. Antonio Brown’s s tenure with the Bucs ended with an abrupt, vainglorious exit in the middle of the Bucs come-from-behind win over the New York Jets. A month earlier he had betrayed his team and his teammates with a fraudulent vaccination card. Prior to that, he owned a backstory that included elite-athlete plays, a problematic temperament and assault charges.
Antonio Brown went out his own inimitable way. He quit on his team after being brought back after lying to them.
* The deal that the SEC signed with ESPN is projected to be worth about $3 billion over a decade.