Antonio Brown has resolved a civil dispute with former trainer Britney Taylor, who accused the wide receiver of sexually assaulting her in a 2019 lawsuit.
A settlement has been reached, but under the agreement no terms can be disclosed, a source told ESPN’s Jenna Laine.
Antonio and Britney have been friends for over a decade. Several years ago they almost became business partners. Recently they were involved in aggressive lawsuits. After reflecting on their relationship, they both feel it is time to move on. Antonio is grateful for Britney’s excellent training support. They are happy that Antonio is doing so well with the Bucs and has a ring. Their dispute has been resolved and they wish each other the best of luck, “said Taylor’s attorney, David Haas, in a statement.
Brown is currently a free agent after playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last season.
In her lawsuit, Taylor said Brown sexually assaulted her three times in 2017 and 2018. Before that lawsuit was filed, Brown and Taylor had entered into settlement discussions, with sources telling ESPN’s Jeff Darlington in 2019 that Brown refused to sign a $ 2 million contract. plus agreement.
Brown opposed Taylor in 2019 for defamation and interference with his NFL contracts and approvals.
Brown and Taylor knew each other in Central Michigan before Brown entered the NFL draft in 2010, and according to the documents, the two had fleeting communication from then until 2017.
According to Taylor’s lawsuit, she and Brown met in a Bible study group at the school and became friends, then split up several years before reconnecting in June 2017, with Brown hiring Taylor, who was a gymnast in Central Michigan to practice. help out. in his physical training.
The New England Patriots released Brown in 2019 after the lawsuit was filed. Brown had joined New England after being released by the Raiders earlier that year, but played only one game for the Patriots.
The NFL investigated the allegations and suspended Brown for the first eight games of the 2020 season for multiple violations of the NFL’s personal conduct policy.
He signed with the Buccaneers last season just before their week 9 game against the New Orleans Saints. Brown, 32, led the Bucs in receiving goals in the last five weeks of the regular season and didn’t record a single drop in 2020. He also caught a touchdown pass from Tom Brady in the Buccaneers’ Super Bowl LV victory Kansas City. Chiefs.
Brown spent the first nine seasons of his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers and was a seven-time Pro Bowl roster and four-time first-team All-Pro.
ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler contributed to this report.