Tom Brady and the Patriots didn't waste any time getting receiver Antonio Brown the ball in his first game with New England.
Brown entered the game Sunday on the Patriots' second offensive play of the day and Brady immediately found him for an 18-yard catch.
ANTONIO BROWN'S FIRST CATCH AS A PATRIOT! pic.twitter.com/uWMMNO0Kex— #BOOMIN (@ftbeard_17) September 15, 2019
Brown lined up in the slot and as an outside receiver during the Patriots' first drive. On the first drive alone, Brown had three catches for 36 yards.
The former Raiders receiver is active and playing for the Patriots despite rape allegations against him. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Florida, Brown was accused of sexually assaulting his former trainer Britney Taylor on three separate occasions.
Neither the Raiders nor the Patriots reportedly knew about the lawsuit. The NFL could place Brown on the commissioner's exempt list, but there could be some issues there with this being a civil case and not a criminal lawsuit.
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ESPN's Jeff Darlington reported Sunday morning that Brown had a deadline of last Sunday night to sign a monetary agreement that would pay his accuser more than $2 million and end the sexual assault claims against him. Brown refused to sign the contract.
Brown was supposed to be the Raiders' game-changer. Instead, on the field, he's catching passes from Tom Brady after forcing his way out of Oakland.
