Antonio Brown and Taylor Swift. (Getty Images)
Antonio Brown and Taylor Swift. (Getty Images)

“Move over Jizelle, what these Swifties talkin bout? #CTESPN,” the former Pittsburgh Steeler captioned the cartoon of him and Swift.

The misspelling of Gisele’s name appears to be intentional and Brown’s commonly used hashtag, “#CTESPN,” is a tongue-in-cheek reference to the theory some have touted online that he suffers from degenerative brain condition CTE.

Aside from the jokes on social media, Brown has been an outspoken critic of his former teammate, Tom Brady, who he played with in Tampa Bay from 2020-2021, before retiring.

The 35-year-old has said he partially blames Brady for his decision to leave the Buccaneers, as well as his televised stripping-down on the field, exiting mid-game in Week 17. The wide receiver claims Brady pushed him to play in the game despite being injured.

As of now, there’s been no indication that Brown has anything against Kansas City Chiefs’ tight end Travis Kelce, who has been dating Swift since last summer.

In fact, in a post from January, Brown called Kelce “the dopest cracker I know,” after which Kelce said the troubled star is one of his favorite people to follow on social media.

Travis Kelce

The Dopest

Cracker I know

— AB (@AB84) January 28, 2024

 

Given the apparent mutual respect, it’s unclear why Brown decided to shift his focus to Kelce’s girlfriend, but he’s shown increasingly concerning behavior since he left the NFL, both on and offline.

In 2022, a video surfaced of Brown making a woman uncomfortable by being naked in a hotel pool in the United Arab Emirates.

Later that same year, he was accused of selling a counterfeit watch and was separately charged for misdemeanor battery, though the charges were later withdrawn.

Brown was then arrested in Florida over unpaid child support allegations in 2023, and was ultimately released on bond.

For Swift, AI-generated content using her likeness continues to make headlines. In January, pornographic deepfakes of the superstar went viral on X, mere weeks after fans were scammed by an AI-generated promotion for Le Creuset cookware.