Just before sexual assault allegations against football player Antonio Brown became public on Tuesday, his new New England Patriots teammateTom Bradypublicly offered the embattled athlete room and board.
The athlete has denied the allegations through his attorney.
Ahead of the news, Brown was released from the Oakland Raiders over the weekend, then quicklysigned with the New England Patriots, which is giving the athlete a one-year contract worth up to $15 million, Brown’s agent Drew Rosenhaus confirmed toESPN.
On Sunday,NBC Sports reporter Al Michaelsclaimed Rosenhaus told him that “Brady told Brown to ‘Come move in with me until you get settled into New England.’ ”
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And in a Monday interview, Brady was asked point-blank if he had extended the offer.
“You know, I have asked a lot of guys over the years to stay at my house,” Brady said toWestwood One Sports. “Some have taken me up on it and others haven’t. I just want this transition for him to be really smooth. It’s been a lot of travel to go from the West Coast to the East Coast. And again, learning the playbook. I just want him to be comfortable. Whatever’s up to him, I’m totally cool with.”
Reps for Brady declined to comment further, but a source tells PEOPLE that the invite would have been “all about the team.”
Brown’s attorney Darren Heitnerreleased a statementdenying “each and every allegation” made against the athlete, stating, “He will pursue all legal remedies to not only clear his name, but to also protect other professional athletes against false accusations.”
Heitner went on to claim that Taylor approached Brown in 2017 after he signed a contract, “making him the highest-paid wide receiver in the NFL.”
Heitner claims Taylor asked Brown to invest $1.6 million dollars in a business project she was working on. When he refused, Heitner explained that’s when the two cut ties.
They reconnected again in 2018 when Taylor offered to train Brown for the upcoming NFL season, Heitner said in the statement.
“Thereafter, the accuser engaged Mr. Brown in a consensual personal relationship,” Heitner claims. “Any sexual interaction with Mr. Brown was entirely consensual.”
source: people.com
