Bucs Antonio Brown Resolves Civil Dispute With Former Trainer

TAMPA, FL —Tampa Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown and his former trainer Britney Taylor have reached a settlement in their civil dispute, multiple sources have reported. Taylor had filed a lawsuit against Brown in Sept. 2019 accusing Brown of sexually assaulting her on three occasions, twice in 2017 and again in 2018.

But representatives from both parties released identical statements on Tuesday saying both Brown and Taylor are looking to move on.

"Antonio and Britney have been friends over a decade. Several years ago they almost became business partners. Recently, they were involved in aggressive litigation. Having reflected on their relationship, both feel that the time has come to move on," read the statement released by Brown's representative Alana Burstyn and Taylor's attorney David Haas.

The statement continued: "Antonio is grateful for Britney's excellent training assistance. They are pleased that Antonio is doing so well with the Bucs and has a ring. Their dispute is resolved and they wish each other great continued success."

The NFL Network reported that Taylor had met with the league in Sept. 2019 to discuss the allegations, and said the NFL is still investigating Brown for personal-conduct violations. Brown was suspended for the first eight games of last season for multiple violations of the NFL's personal-conduct policy, which were related to a 2020 incident in which Brown was accused of sending intimidating texts and making unwanted advances to another woman.

After the ban, Brown signed with the Bucs, and he helped lead the team to a championship, which it wrapped up with a 31-9 upset over the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium.

In 11 games last season, eight in the regular season and three in the playoffs, Brown caught 53 passes for 564 yards and six touchdowns.

Brown, 32, currently is a free agent. But Bucs general manager Jason Licht said during a Wednesday news conference the team would be open to bringing back the troubled but talented pass catcher. Licht's comments came after the announcement of the resolution of the civil suit against Brown.

"We've put an emphasis on bringing back players from last year that contributed to our success, and (Brown) would be no different," Licht said, according to TheSpun.com. "So, we'll continue to have talks and see where it goes ... To have (the civil suit) resolved, it certainly helps, but it wasn't - that's not necessarily the deciding factor of whether or not we're going to continue to talk."