Antonio Brown avoids jail time, receives punishment after plea deal in Miami shooting

Former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown will not serve jail time after he pleaded guilty Friday to a lesser charge stemming from a shooting incident at a boxing event in Miami last year.

The Super Bowl-winning ex-player was originally sought on one charge of attempted murder in May 2025 after a fight allegedly took place between Brown and several other individuals shortly after a celebrity boxing event. Brown pleaded guilty this week to aggravated assault with a firearm and received three years of probation.

Brown will undergo a mandatory psychological evaluation and may have to attend weekly counseling if mandated by a judge.

"My client was facing 30 years in prison with a 20-year minimum mandatory, and he was given an offer he just couldn't refuse," Brown's defense attorney, Mark Eiglarsh, told reporters. "Probation was too good to turn down, and we're both very excited about the outcome."

Videos from the altercation circulated on social media, as did pictures of Brown in handcuffs. Brown later posted on social media claiming he was jumped by people trying to take his jewelry.

"Regarding the boxing event that happened last night," Brown wrote at the time. "I was jumped by multiple individuals who…

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