Antonio Brown: 'F--k the NFL I'll Never Play in That S--t' Before League Meeting

Free-agent wide receiver Antonio Brown lashed out against the NFL on Thursday ahead of a reported meeting with the league.

Brown tweeted, then deleted, he will "never play" in the NFL. 

"Imagine conforming to a system giving it a 100 percent to see them treat me like this is unfairly!" Brown said in the since-deleted message, per ESPN.com. "Making money off my sweat and blood F--k the @nfl I'll never play in that s--t treat black people the worse! Clear my name and go f--k your self."

He later backtracked:

Earlier Thursday, ESPN's Josina Anderson reported Brown is scheduled to meet in person with NFL officials next Wednesday and that Brown is "eager to present his side and that there are teams still interested in signing him pending the resolution of the league's investigation."

Brown was released by the New England Patriots in September amid an investigation into intimidating text messages Brown sent a woman after she came forward with allegations of sexual misconduct.

Prior to his release from the Patriots, Brown was cut by the Oakland Raiders just ahead of the start of the regular season. The Raiders fined Brown for missing practice time during his appeal to the NFL to wear the helmet he had used for his entire NFL career.

Brown also reportedly got into a verbal altercation with Raiders general manager Mike Mayock, which led to the Raiders voiding the guaranteed money in Brown's contract and then releasing him.

The 31-year-old quickly signed with the Patriots after his release from Oakland, at which point TMZ Sports reported Brown's former trainer, Britney Taylor, filed a civil lawsuit against Brown saying he sexually assaulted her three times.

Brown's release from the Pats came after his intimidating texts to another woman were published by Sports Illustrated, and the guarantees in his contract with the Patriots were voided as well.

In all, Brown appeared in one regular-season game for the Patriots, registering four receptions for 56 yards and one touchdown in a 43-0 win over the Miami Dolphins.

Prior to Brown's short stints with the Raiders and Patriots, he spent the first nine seasons of his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Brown was a seven-time Pro Bowler and four-time First Team All-Pro in Pittsburgh, and he finished with at least 100 catches for 1,200 yards and eight touchdowns in six straight seasons from 2013-2018.