Embattled New England Patriots receiver Antonio Brown railed at his critics in an Instagram livestream — posted two days after he was accused of rape and sexual assault in a federal lawsuit.
Brown, 31, went live Thursday night from the TB12 Performance and Recovery Center with Alex Guerrero, Tom Brady’s personal trainer and business partner.
At the start of the stream, obtained by Mark Daniels, Patriots beat writer for the Providence Journal, Brown said that 17,000 people were listening in — to which Guerrero replied, “Hello, 17,000 people!”
Then the receiver launched into a rambling monologue.
“The work don’t stop,” he said. “No matter what they say, no matter what they hate, somebody’s still gotta go to work.”
“Call God,” he added. “In a time of crisis, all I ask is love, dedication and focus. Stay focused. The devil is going to try to bring you down when you get closer to your goals. The key is, don’t let him.”
“I was thinking about it,” Brown continued. “All the basketball players in the world, all the soccer players in the world — they get love and embrace. Maybe we need a football U.S.A. team so the world can love us, because all we get is hate.”
He made no mention of the allegations against him.
In the federal lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Florida, Britney Taylor alleges that Brown attacked her twice in 2017 and once in 2018 while he was with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Brown’s legal team has denied all the allegations.
“He will pursue all legal remedies to not only clear his name but to also protect other professional athletes against false accusations,” Darren Heitner, a lawyer representing Brown, said in a statement.
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