Former NFL star Antonio Brown claims to have struck a deal with Florida prosecutors that will help him avoid prison in his attempted murder case, although the exact details of the deal remain unclear.
‘They made him an offer he couldn’t refuse,’ Brown’s attorney Mark Eiglarsh said in a press release Wednesday.
Brown is due back in Miami-Dade court on Wednesday, September 30, when he is expected to officially accept a plea deal being offered by prosecutors. According to the press release, the deal will help Brown avoid a prison sentence of up to 30 years and will instead result in probation for the Super Bowl winner.
The 38-year-old NFL outcast was accused of firing gunshots at a long-time enemy outside of a boxing event on May 16, 2025. He later claimed he was acting in self defense when he left the melee only to return with a hand gun that was ultimately discharged.
‘This was not an easy decision,’ Eiglarsh said. ‘Antonio believes in his innocence. He believes strongly in his Stand Your Ground defense, and he believes he would ultimately prevail at trial. But when prosecutors put an offer on the table that transforms a potential decades-long prison sentence into a significantly reduced charge and probation, there was simply no way he could reasonably turn it down.’
Brown’s statement also cites his eight children as his motivation to accept the plea deal.
The Daily Mail has sought confirmation and further details from Miami-Dade State Attorneys.
Former NFL star Antonio Brown claims to have struck a deal with Florida prosecutors
Brown’s alleged target, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, stopped cooperating with authorities
Brown appears to pull out a gun before shots are fired outside a boxing match in May of 2025
The announcement comes after Brown’s alleged target, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, publicly forgave the scandalized wide receiver, saying he did ‘not wish to participate’ in his prosecution.
When contacted by The Daily Mail on September 9, Nantambu denied receiving any compensation to cooperate with Brown’s defense.
The two men have been feuding since 2022 when Nantambu, a jewelry designer, claimed Brown stole a valuable pendant of his in Dubai ahead of a Floyd Mayweather Jr. boxing event. Nantambu further said Brown lied to police in the United Arab Emirates, accusing him of theft, resulting in Nantambu’s brief imprisonment.
Nantambu sued Brown in Florida in 2022 and ultimately won a $968,960 verdict that was later vacated in 2024 before the case was dismissed. The jeweler has since pursued a partial reduced judgement of $123,600 in federal bankruptcy court as Brown continued to deny the allegations of theft, as seen those filings.
The 2025 shooting took place outside an Adin Ross boxing event, where the two unexpectedly crossed paths.
Brown allegedly called security to swarm Nantambu before running to grab his gun, the jeweler told The Daily Mail last year.
One video, provided to Daily Mail by Nantambu, showed him fighting with a group of men before an individual matching Brown’s description abruptly fled. Another viral video of the incident appeared to show Brown returning to the melee with a gun in hand.
Eiglarsh conceded in a previous motion to dismiss that Brown fled the brawl only to return with a concealed firearm. However, Eiglarsh has insisted Brown only fired ‘warning shots’ while ‘intentionally aiming away from Nantambu to ensure he would not be struck.’
‘Brown hoped the warning shots would deter Nantambu’s aggression, allowing Brown to safely reach his vehicle and leave the scene,’ read the motion.
In a picture purportedly from Dubai in 2022, Zül-Qarnaįn Nantambu is seen standing on a yacht. As he told Daily Mail, it’s Antonio Brown who is pictured wearing red in the background
Zül-Qarnaįn Nantambu, who goes by ‘@fff_zulqarnain‘ on Instagram, shared photos of his injuries with Daily Mail. Nantambu says a bullet grazed his neck and he broke a finger
Previously, Nantambu told The Daily Mail a bullet grazed his neck during the incident.
‘He ran to get the gun. He shot at me. I think he grazed my neck. We started fighting for the gun,’ Nantambu told The Daily Mail in 2025. ‘The adrenaline is going crazy. He ran into me. I threw him on the ground. A gun fell. We start scrambling for the gun on the ground.’
It was at this point cops arrived, according to Nantambu. Despite the violent uproar, police made no arrests and Brown wrote on X soon after that he was considering potential legal action against ‘the individuals that jumped me.’
Instead, Brown fled to Dubai before ultimately being extradited to the US in November. He has since been released from jail on $25,000 bond as his former Florida home has surfaced on the market.
It’s unclear if Brown is the seller in this case or if he’s already been relieved of the home as part of the liquidation process. A transaction record for the property shows it was put up for sale by Brown in March of 2024 but does not list any buyer. He originally purchased the property in 2021, while he was still with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Brown’s attempted-murder case was just the latest dramatic episode of his turbulent life.
A legendary receiver for the Steelers who later won a title with the Bucs, Brown’s career was derailed by a series of on- and off-field incidents involving trainers, teammates, coaches and executives.
The seven-time Pro Bowler last appeared on the field in January 2022, when he was seen arguing with Bucs coaches and ripping off his pads in the middle of a game against the Jets. He then left the field, never to play in another NFL game.
