Antonio Brown to accept plea deal, avoid prison in attempted murder case

Former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown is accepting a plea deal in his second-degree attempted murder case that will result in probation instead of a prison sentence, his attorney said on Wednesday, Sept. 23.

"They made him an offer he couldn’t refuse," Brown's attorney, Mark Eiglarsh, said in a statement to USA TODAY Sports. The attorney noted that Brown has maintained his innocence in the matter, but the star and his family made the decision to "bring this chapter to a close."

Brown will appear in front of Judge Marisa Tinkler Mendez on Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 8:45 a.m. ET in Miami to officially accept the plea.

The former NFL star was initially facing up to 30 years in prison, including a minimum mandatory sentence of 20 years, for the charge after he was accused of shooting at a man during a celebrity boxing match in Miami on May 16, 2025.

Brown was arrested in Nov. 2025 and extradited from Dubai.

“This was not an easy decision,” Eiglarsh said. “Antonio believes in his innocence. He believes strongly in his Stand Your Ground defense, and he believes he would ultimately prevail at trial. But when prosecutors put an offer on the…

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