Antonio Brown apologizes, begs for forgiveness in latest plea to return to NFL

It looks like Antonio Brown is making a final plea to re-join the NFL, possibly with the New England Patriots.

In his latest Instagram post (which is lengthy) Brown apologizes to everyone he hurt over the past year or so, including his friends, family and anyone he offended. Tom Brady, of course, liked the photo and Hall of Fame cornerback Deion Sanders commented with the goat emoji.

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First and foremost,I’d like to apologize to my family, friends and anyone who I offended. I never once meant to make anyone feel like I wasn’t thankful and appreciative of the opportunity that I was afforded to play the game I love. I’ve worked hard over the years to earn a chance to compete in the greatest game on earth. Over the years I was met with challenges and I can honestly say I didn’t handle those challenges in the manner that I should have. Over the past few weeks I’ve had the opportunity to think about everything that’s transpired and I am deeply sorry to all who I’ve offended. While my behavior was inexcusable, sometimes when people are coming at you with false information and allegations, we handle ourselves in ways that we sometimes regret.I do take full responsibility for my actions and I’m working everyday to repair what I broke. I do know that if I’m ever given the opportunity to play the game that I love, I’m going to work extremely hard to show the world how much I appreciate another chance.To the organizations that I offended, I offer my sincere apology to you and my hope is that you forgive me and help me move on from this minor setback.I look forward to competing and helping a team reach their goals.

A post shared by AB (@ab) on Dec 6, 2019 at 10:54am PST

Earlier this week, Sanders guaranteed the Patriots would be getting help in the receiver department. While former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant has tweeted some interesting things lately alluding to possibly joining the Patriots, could Sanders be talking about him or Brown?

The 31-year-old's apology doesn't guarantee him a spot on an NFL roster, but with this latest post, he could be clearing the way for a possible comeback soon. Or it's just AB being the same old AB with yet another social media post? Probably the latter.

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