October 25, 2020 - HeadtoHeadFootball

NFL

Bucs adding Antonio Brown all about maximizing Tom Brady's window

TAMPA, Fla. — Nearly seven months to the day after Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians said “it’s not gonna happen” with Antonio Brown, the Bucs have agreed to a deal with the controversial, but highly talented wide receiver who last played for Arians in 2011 with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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It wasn’t coach-speak, Arians is a straight shooter. He called Brown “too much of a diva” and said he wasn’t a fit for the Bucs’ locker room, even with quarterback Tom Brady campaigning for him behind closed doors. But that was before injuries began to mount in the Bucs’ receiving corps.

Pro Bowl wide receiver Mike Evans has been hobbled by an ankle injury since Week 4 and has barely been able to practice. Their other Pro Bowl receiver, Chris Godwin, has missed three games because of a concussion and a hamstring strain. Their speedy deep threat Scotty Miller has been hampered by a hip/groin injury. And tight end O.J. Howard — who had become a big part of the screen game — went to injured reserve because of a ruptured Achilles.

Antonio Brown caught four passes for 56 yards and a touchdown in his lone game with Tom Brady in New England. Now the two will be together again. AP Photo/Lynne Sladky

The result? Brady’s top receiver against the

Soccer

Journalist apologizes after comparing Barca's Fati to Black street vendor

A Spanish journalist has apologized for comparing Barcelona teenager Ansu Fati to a Black street vendor.

Salvador Sostres explained Thursday in an apology published by Spanish newspaper ABC that he was trying to “praise the beauty of Ansu’s movements” and that he was “deeply sorry for any misunderstanding,” according to a translation by BBC Sport.

Fati, 17, scored and provided an assist in Barcelona’s 5-1 victory over Ferencvaros in the Champions League group stage Tuesday. The goal made him the first player to score twice in the Champions League before turning 18.

But Sostres drew attention away from the impressive performance when he wrote in his match report that Fati was like a “Black street vendor … (who) you suddenly see running” as soon as the police arrive, according to BBC Sport.

Fati’s teammate Antoine Griezmann defended the winger on Twitter after Sostres’ report came to light.

“Ansu is an exceptional boy who deserves respect like any human being,” Griezmann wrote in Spanish, as translated by BBC Sport. “No to racism and no to rudeness.”