{"id":677590,"date":"2026-05-17T23:58:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T23:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/677590\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T23:58:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T23:58:09","slug":"ex-nfl-wr-mocks-giants-great-attacks-fans-who-think-hes-not-the-g-o-a-t-you-might-catch-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/677590\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-NFL WR mocks Giants great, attacks fans who think he\u2019s not the G.O.A.T.: \u2018You might catch cancer\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/house-ex-nfl-player-charged-213515157.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ylk=\"slk:Antonio Brown;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Antonio Brown&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\">Antonio Brown<\/a> says he is better than abortion \u2014 and that critics \u201cmight catch cancer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/nfl\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NFL;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;NFL&quot;}\" class=\"link \">NFL<\/a> receiver went to social media Thursday to criticize three former players, including former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/giants\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Giants;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Giants&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Giants<\/a> wide receiver <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/giants-sign-odell-beckham-latest-210043358.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ylk=\"slk:Odell Beckham Jr.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Odell Beckham Jr.&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\">Odell Beckham Jr.<\/a>, during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@hfk5titch\/video\/7639746291680939295\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TikTok live stream;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;TikTok live stream&quot;}\" class=\"link \">TikTok live stream<\/a> in which Brown declared himself the greatest receiver of all time.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cI\u2019ll slap <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@hfk5titch\/video\/7639746291680939295\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Brandon Marshall;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Brandon Marshall&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Brandon Marshall<\/a>,\u201d Brown said. \u201cAsk <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/ben-roethlisberger-says-steelers-mike-132816573.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ben Roethlisberger;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Ben Roethlisberger&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Roethlisberger<\/a> how many touchdowns he held me back from. You think I need a Hall of Fame award for you guys to know how great I am? I don\u2019t need no awards. You can take the awards and shove it up your (bleep). I don\u2019t need any credit. I\u2019ve got straight cash. Don\u2019t ever mention me with Odell Beckham. He\u2019s a junkie. Don\u2019t ever mention me with him. I don\u2019t care, fam. It\u2019s my chat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The clip did not show what specifically prompted Brown, who said he was not smoking, to call out Beckham, Marshall and Roethlisberger. Brown finished with 837 catches for 11,207 yards and 74 touchdowns during their time together with Roethlisberger before being traded to the Oakland Raiders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">MORE BY<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">CHRIS FRANKLIN<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/sports\/2026\/05\/ex-nfl-player-implores-russell-wilson-to-do-this-its-over-man.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ex-NFL player implores Russell Wilson to do this: \u2019It\u2019s over man\u2019May. 17, 2026, 5:52 p.m.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Ex-NFL player implores Russell Wilson to do this&quot;}\">Ex-NFL player implores Russell Wilson to do this: \u2019It\u2019s over man\u2019May. 17, 2026, 5:52 p.m.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/giants-legend-explains-friction-led-165715097.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Giants legend explains how \u2018friction\u2019 led to historic tradeMay. 17, 2026, 12:57 p.m.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Giants legend explains how \u2018friction\u2019 led to historic tradeMay. 17, 2026, 12&quot;}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Giants legend explains how \u2018friction\u2019 led to historic tradeMay. 17, 2026, 12:57 p.m.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dudeyoudontknowball\/video\/7639746681403198734\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:another clip;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;another clip&quot;}\" class=\"link \">another clip<\/a> from the same livestream, Brown dismissed critics who question whether he\u2019s the best receiver ever.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cI like JSN (<a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/seattle\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Seattle Seahawks;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Seattle Seahawks&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Seattle Seahawks<\/a> wide receiver <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/players\/40041\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jaxon Smith-Njigba;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jaxon Smith-Njigba&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jaxon Smith-Njigba<\/a>),\u201d Brown said. \u201cHe\u2019s a great player but no player was better than me. Don\u2019t ever say anyone is better than me in my chat. If you ever come say someone is better than me in my chat, you might catch cancer. Nobody is better than me fam. I\u2019m better than abortion. Abortion comes through for you 99.9%. I\u2019m like that same percentage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Brown\u2019s last NFL season was in 2021, when he walked off the field during a <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/tampa-bay\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tampa Bay Buccaneers;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Tampa Bay Buccaneers&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a> game against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/jets\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jets;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jets&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Jets<\/a>. He is currently facing an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/ex-nfl-star-arrested-attempted-150806010.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ylk=\"slk:attempted murder charge;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;attempted murder charge&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\">attempted murder charge<\/a> stemming from a 2025 shooting incident in <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/miami\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Miami;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Miami&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Miami<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Read the original article on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/giants\/2026\/05\/ex-nfl-wr-mocks-giants-great-attacks-fans-who-think-hes-not-the-goat-you-might-catch-cancer.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NJ.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;NJ.com&quot;}\" class=\"link \">NJ.com<\/a>. Add <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NJ.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;NJ.com&quot;}\" class=\"link \">NJ.com<\/a> as a Preferred Source by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=nj.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;clicking here&quot;}\" class=\"link \">clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Antonio Brown says he is better than abortion \u2014 and that critics \u201cmight catch cancer.\u201d The former NFL&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":677591,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[58124,64,63,85190,326587,28661,5347,5140,593,32192,1254,85,1247,50435],"class_list":["post-677590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-antonio-brown","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-ben-roethlisberger","tag-brandon-marshall","tag-jaxon-smith-njigba","tag-jets","tag-miami","tag-nfl","tag-odell-beckham-jr","tag-seattle-seahawks","tag-sports","tag-tampa-bay-buccaneers","tag-wide-receiver"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/677590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=677590"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/677590\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/677591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=677590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=677590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=677590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}