Ex-Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR Antonio Brown says 'there's nothing wrong with my mental health' in wake of sideline outburst

TAMPA, Fla. — Former Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown said his recent sideline outburst against the New York Jets that resulted in his dismissal from the Buccaneers, and previous incidents he's been involved in have been miscategorized as «mental health issues.»

In a preview of an episode of «I Am Athlete,» that will be posted in full on Jan. 24, Brown tells former NFL wide receiver Brandon Marshall that he's not suffering from mental health issues.

«Everyone in the world got a different form of reactions of what happened to me. And it's all based upon where you from, how you feel and no one really gonna know that regardless of who you is,» Brown said. «The thing with football players is mental health and CTE is this: These guys are willing to do whatever it take to make some obligated gain. But in the midst of those gains, along that journey, they're mistreated, there's a lot of stuff that went on that may not have been handled right.

»And then you started your career on a high. It's like a rollercoaster. You go up, and then as soon as it bout to go down, everyone leave.… If we all players and we all saying we care about mental health, why every time something happens bad or someone reacts, 'Aw, he's crazy, there's something wrong with his mental health,'" Brown asked. «There's nothing wrong with my mental health. Someone told me, 'Get the f--- out of here.' I'm not passive-aggressive.»

Brown and his attorney Sean Burstyn have claimed that the Bucs attempted to mislabel his outburst as a mental health issue and wanted Brown to receive counseling, when Brown claims his ankle was too injured to play on, and that Arians told him to leave the field.

Since his release by the Buccaneers earlier this month, Brown has