One night time after he spoke at a Donald Trump rally, former NFL receiver Antonio Brown was noticed in Pittsburgh outdoors the stadium he used to name house with the Steelers, passing out “Trump Vance” yellow and black towels to followers earlier than “Sunday Evening Soccer.”
The previous president is predicted to be in attendance at Acrisure Stadium on Sunday night time because the Steelers tackle Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets.Â
And Brown, who took the stage for a speech in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, the place he mocked the Democrat candidates, nominee Kamala Harris and working mate Tim Walz, continued to point out his love for Trump and his working mate, JD Vance, with “Horrible Towels” that includes their names on it with the election lower than a month away.
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Former Pittsburgh Steelers participant Antonio Brown speaks at a marketing campaign rally for Republican presidential nominee former President Trump, Oct. 19, 2024, at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Latrobe, Pa. (AP Photograph/Matt Rourke)
Brown was sporting a black hat that had Trump’s signature “Make America Nice Once more” slogan throughout it, which comes after he wore the same crimson hat and MAGA shirt in the course of the rally on Saturday.Â
Steelers Nation nonetheless holds love for Brown after he grew right into a celebrity receiver with them after being drafted out of Central Michigan in 2010.Â
Brown made seven Professional Bowls with the Steelers, together with six in a row from 2013-2018, and led the league in receiving twice (2014, 2017) in addition to receiving touchdowns (2018).
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Brown’s soccer profession took a flip for the more severe, although, after that 2018 season and he joined the New England Patriots for a single recreation earlier than shifting on to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who he infamously left at MetLife Stadium along with his jersey and pads torn off whereas a recreation in opposition to the Jets in 2021 was ongoing.Â
Since then, Brown has made headlines for all of the incorrect causes, together with a number of arrests and sharing his unfiltered opinions by his unofficial model often called “CTESPN,” which he constantly hashtags on social media.Â
That recreation in MetLife Stadium was the final time Brown performed within the NFL, however he confirmed up Sunday night time in Pittsburgh to reunite with Steelers followers whereas making the distinction he preached he wished to for Trump’s marketing campaign.
Former Pittsburgh Steelers gamers Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell go away the stage after Brown spoke in help of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump throughout a marketing campaign rally on Oct. 19, 2024, in Latrobe, Pa. (Win McNamee/Getty Photographs)
Brown, who was accompanied by former Steelers teammate Le’Veon Bell in Latrobe on Saturday, took the rostrum and ripped Harris and Walz.
“Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, did you actually know they wish to put tampons within the boys’ lavatory?” Brown requested the gang. “That is actually insane, proper?”
Brown was referring to Walz being known as “Tampon Tim” by Republican opponents after signing a Minnesota regulation that mandated tampons be freed from cost in public colleges in 2023.
As Brown continues to point out his help of Trump, the Steelers and Acrisure Stadium safety workforce have bolstered protocols whereas warning followers of delays getting out and in of the stadium with the previous president’s arrival scheduled.
“With former President Trump anticipated to attend Sunday night time’s recreation as a visitor of a person suite holder, we’re working with Secret Service and native authorities to make sure the security and safety of all our followers,” a press release from the workforce learn. “As all the time, we’ll work to make the fan expertise the identical because it all the time is for each Steelers house recreation at Acrisure Stadium.Â
Former Pittsburgh Steelers participant Antonio Brown speaks at a marketing campaign rally for Republican presidential nominee former President Trump, Oct. 19, 2024, at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Latrobe, Pa. (AP Photograph/Evan Vucci)
“We encourage followers to reach early to the parking tons and to the gates in order that they will take pleasure in our pregame expertise and our celebrations all through the sport that can honor the fiftieth anniversary of our Tremendous Bowl IX workforce.”
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It’s anticipated that Brown and Bell can be with Trump for the sport as properly.
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