Steelers' Antonio Brown involved in confrontation in Florida last month, but not arrested
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown was involved in a domestic dispute in Florida last month, but "no arrests were made" as a result, according to the Hollywood (Fla.) Police Department.
Spokesperson Miranda Grossman confirmed that Brown was involved but declined to answer specific questions about what occurred.
TMZ first reported the news Tuesday morning.
“The allegations are baseless and false," Brown's attorney, Darren Heitner, said in a statement to Paste BN and other media outlets. "It’s unfortunate that the media is trying to use distractions like this and prior stories in an effort to tarnish my client’s name and reputation. We have no further comment.”
Said the Steelers in a statement: "We were made aware earlier today of the alleged incident involving Antonio Brown last month in Florida. We are still in the process of gathering information, consequently we have no further comment at this time."
Brown's future in Pittsburgh has been cast into doubt in recent weeks after he was notably absent during and before the team's regular-season finale.
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Brown, 30, is also fighting a pair of lawsuits filed against him in August, roughly four months after police said he threw items off a 14th-floor balcony at a condo unit he was renting. The owner of the unit filed one lawsuit, alleging that Brown damaged the unit and failed to pay for the damage.
A second lawsuit centers on allegations that Brown inflicted emotional distress on a 22-month-old child, who was allegedly almost hit by some of the falling items.
Brown has filed motions to dismiss both lawsuits, but they have yet to be resolved.
Contributing: A.J. Perez and Steve Gardner. Contact Tom Schad at tschad@usatoday.com or on Twitter @Tom_Schad