The Patriots’ Breaking Point
The Lead
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🗓️ 23 September 2019
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
Antonio Brown spent just 11 days with the New England Patriots before they released him amid accusations of rape and sexual assault. With so much controversy swirling around the All-Pro receiver, what was the final straw? We look at the history of the Patriots taking on risky players and analyze the famous “Patriot Way.”
In her column, Lindsay Jones says if Antonio Brown never plays in the NFL again, it’s entirely his fault:
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| 0:00.0 | On Friday, the saga of wide receiver Antonio Brown took another dramatic turn. |
| 0:13.0 | The Patriots released Brown amid accusations of rape and sexual assault from two different |
| 0:24.0 | women, and after he sent harassing and threatening text messages to one of the accusers. |
| 0:30.2 | Today, we're going to speak with the Athletics Lindsey Jones about how the Patriots, |
| 0:34.6 | a team known for taking on problematic players and helping them succeed, reached a breaking point |
| 0:39.9 | with Antonio Brown. And if this will change the Patriots approach to signing risky players in the future. |
| 0:46.3 | From Monday on the Athletic, I'm Kavitha Davidson. |
| 0:49.8 | And I'm Anders Keltow. It's Monday, September 23rd, and this is the lead. |
| 0:55.5 | It felt like something great was happening. |
| 0:59.9 | There was just something about the emotion and the heart of the game. |
| 1:02.9 | No go first, first. |
| 1:04.3 | The failures of the past don't matter because we've got this now. |
| 1:07.1 | Are you okay, Ray? |
| 1:07.9 | I'm seeing anything like that. |
| 1:09.1 | That's not good, dude. |
| 1:10.2 | This isn't a story where you interview the athlete in the home. |
| 1:14.4 | It stays with you. |
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| 1:28.2 | Hello, I'm Hannah. |
| 1:29.4 | And I'm Sirete. |
| 1:30.2 | And we are the hosts of a Red Handed, a weekly True Crime Podcast. |
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