Former NFL star Antonio Brown criticizes Harris, saying “Tampon Tim” Walz wasn't a real football coach at the Trump rally

Former NFL star Antonio Brown campaigned for former President Trump in Pennsylvania on Saturday.

Brown spent most of his career in Pittsburgh as a star for the Steelers before leaving the team. He returned to the city to a cheering crowd as he was “trying to do something positive.”

The former All-Pro wide receiver took the stage at a rally to give a speech on Trump's behalf, mocking Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.

“Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, did you really know they wanted to put tampons in the boys' bathroom?” Brown asked the crowd. “This is really crazy, isn’t it?”

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Walz, governor of Minnesota since 2019, was nicknamed “Tampon Tim” by Republican opponents in 2023 after Walz signed a Minnesota law requiring free tampons in public schools “to all menstruating female students in restrooms regularly used by students.” be used”. “Grades 4 to 12”, including male students.

The Harris-Walz campaign has also sought to retain Walz as an assistant coach at the club Mankato West High School football team in Minnesota in the 1990s to his candidacy. During Walz's tenure as an assistant on the staff, the team won a state championship in 1999.

But Brown showed no respect for the former assistant's short coaching career in his speech Saturday.

“And by the way, Tampon Tim Walz, he’s not a real football coach. He could never protect me,” Brown said. “Business will boom against Tampon Tim Walz.”

Brown even brought former Steelers teammate Le'Veon Bell on stage, who wore a T-shirt to show his support for Trump.

Former Pittsburgh Steelers players Antonio Brown and Le'Veon Bell leave the stage after Brown spoke for former President Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, during a campaign rally on October 19, 2024 in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Brown, a seven-time Pro Bowler and Super Bowl champion, played the first nine years of his career in Pittsburgh before a feud with former quarterback Ben Roethlisberger led to him being traded to the Raiders in 2019. During Saturday's speech, Brown gave a shout-out to Roethlisberger, saying he is still his “favorite quarterback.”

After a series of controversies in 2019, including sexual assault allegations, Brown was out of the NFL for most of 2019 and the start of the 2020 season. But Brown returned to Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and helped the Buccaneers win the 2021 Super Bowl during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Brown's career with Tampa Bay ended after he threw his equipment into the crowd during a game against the New York Jets in Week 17 of the 2021 season. He hasn't played in the NFL since.

Since then, multiple arrest warrants have been issued for Brown, who has devoted his time to controversial social media activities and the creation of his own unofficial brand called “CTESPN,” which he says aims to explore the trauma athletes have endured. Brown has suspected that he suffers from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) due to repeated brain injuries while playing football and that his erratic behavior is a result of the disease.

FORMER NFL STAR AND TRUMP SUPPORTER ANTONIO BROWN PARTICIPATES IN VOTER REGISTRATION IN THE KEY SWING STATE

Former professional boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. sits with former NFL player Antonio Brown during the second half between the Miami Heat and the Brooklyn Nets in Miami, Florida, March 26, 2022. (Jasen Vinlove/USA Today Sports)

CTE is a degenerative brain disease that can develop after repeated concussions or other traumatic brain injuries. The disease can cause behavioral and mood problems, difficulty thinking, and can also lead to dementia. However, CTE can only be diagnosed with a brain autopsy after someone has died.

Many of Brown's fans live in western Pennsylvania and could cast critical votes in November.

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Brown has been a vocal supporter of former President Trump throughout the current election cycle. The former football star said he would support Trump in an interview with OutKick's Nick Adams in May, praising the former president's background and contributions to hip-hop industry figures.

“I never met him. I admire his business moves and I study his father, Fred Trump. “But I think Donald Trump is a good businessman and comes from a good family and was a good president,” Brown said. “I think he’s doing some great things for my brothers in the music industry in terms of Lil Wayne, Kodak (Black).”

Brown has frequently expressed his support for Trump through memes and more direct political messages on his social media platforms.

After Trump was assassinated during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July, Brown praised the former president for his resilience.

“If you get Many Men to 50, we will win the presidency in a landslide f—ing legend of the decade.” Brown wrote on X

Former Pittsburgh Steelers players Antonio Brown and Le'Veon Bell leave the stage after Brown spoke for former President Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, during a campaign rally on October 19, 2024 in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Brown announced Oct. 4 that he would join voter registration efforts in Pennsylvania, a key battleground state. He has since stepped up his pro-Trump messages on social media and even met with Trump's Vice Presidents JD Vance and Donald Trump Jr.

A new one Fox News poll Among Pennsylvania voters, Harris narrowly leads Trump by two points (50-48%) among registered voters, while 49% of voters are undecided among likely voters.

Trump's most loyal supporters include men, whites without college degrees, independents and rural voters. Since July, he has almost doubled his lead among men and the small group of independents.

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