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Antonio Brown extradited to U.S. while facing trial on attempted murder charge

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - MARCH 11: NFL player Antonio Brown attends the game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena on March 11, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
Antonio Brown's legal troubles are coming up again. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
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Former NFL player Antonio Brown was extradited from Dubai on an attempted murder with a firearm charge, according to Grethel Aguila of the Miami Herald.

Brown was booked in the Essex County jail in New Jersey on Thursday and will be transported to Miami. He is set to face trial in connection to an incident in May at influencer Adin Ross's boxing event.

The warrant, obtained by the Washington Post, called for Brown to post a $10,000 bond and remain under house arrest until trial. Brown never turned himself in.

Brown had been briefly detained in May after witnesses allegedly saw him with a gun. He can be seen fighting multiple people in a video before running with a gun in his hand. Gunshots allegedly went off shortly after.

Brown then released a statement on social media following that incident:

"Police temporarily detained me until they received my side of the story and then released me. I WENT HOME THAT NIGHT AND WAS NOT ARRESTED,” Brown wrote. 

He also posted that he had been “jumped by multiple individuals who tried to steal my jewelry and cause physical harm to me."

Brown allegedly has a history with the victims, per the Herald. One of them, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, reportedly said he has known Brown since 2022. Nantambu claims that Brown did not return a pendant that he had let him wear at a Floyd Mayweather event in Dubai. Nantambu was later arrested for 40 days after Brown claimed that he stole $3 million in jewelry from him. Nantambu also claims that one of the gunshots grazed his neck during the incident that led to Brown's arrest.

Brown last played in the NFL in 2021 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Before his stint with the Buccaneers, Brown played nine seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and one game for the New England Patriots after spending the offseason with the Oakland Raiders.

This is just the latest of the former 7-time Pro Bowler's multiple off-field issues, which included walking off the field before halftime against the Jets in 2022.

Jaelan Phillips: Getting traded to Eagles is the greatest thing that's happened in my life

Jaelan Phillips is excited to be an Eagle.

Phillips told reporters in the Eagles' locker room today that he was already thrilled when he found out he got traded, but now that he's had an opportunity to arrive in Philadelphia, meet his teammates, and practice as an Eagle, he can't believe how lucky he is to have landed with the defending champions.

"I thought I was excited on Day One, but talk to me now. This is literally the greatest thing that's happened to me in my whole life, probably," Phillips said. "It's just awesome. The guys are awesome. Everybody's been super welcoming. I love the environment, I love the vibe here. The city of Philly has given me a very warm welcome. I got about 20 times the amount of Instagram likes that I ever got on a post before, from Philly fans, so shout out to them. It's been great so far, getting out there practicing. I love the weather here, I love the locker room. Everything's awesome."

Phillips has played his entire NFL career for the Dolphins, who drafted him in the first round in 2021. It didn't take him long to conclude that his second NFL team is an upgrade.

Garrett Wilson: The Jets have a vision and I have to trust it

Wide receiver Garrett Wilson expects to return to the Jets' lineup on Sunday after missing two games with a knee injury, but he won't be returning to the same Jets team that took the field in his last appearance.

Cornerback Sauce Gardner and defensive tackle Quinnen Williams were traded for a haul of draft picks that the Jets hope to use to build the cornerstone of a winning team. It leaves a 1-7 team even shorter on talent in the near term, however, and Wilson said on Thursday that he was "shocked" to learn of the deals.

Wilson said he hates that he won't be playing with Gardner and Williams, but added that he's "paid to play football" and that he's excited to continue doing it with the Jets.

"I get paid to catch passes, block, help my teammates out, make plays, you know what I'm saying?" Wilson said, via Rich Cimini of ESPN.com. "[The front office gets] paid to do that. I'm going to play football and I'm excited, man. I'm excited to go at this thing and chase it. They have a vision. Like I said, I don't get paid to have a vision. They do and they got one and I have to trust them, man. I do."

Wilson has 36 catches for 395 yards and four touchdowns so far this season. He'll try to add to those totals against the Browns in Sunday's home game.

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