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Former NFL star Antonio Brown was released from a Miami-Dade County jail after being granted bond on an attempted murder charge Thursday.
Brown, 37, was granted $25,000 bond, placed under house arrest and ordered to wear an ankle monitor Wednesday.
Brown hugged his attorney, Mark Eiglarsh, after leaving jail. He then walked to a food truck parked outside the prison exit and told reporters, “God is great.”
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Antonio Brown (left) and attorney Mark Eiglarsh (right) stand in front of a food truck after Brown was released from a Miami-Dade County jail. This happened on November 13, 2025. (Provided to PK Press Club)
Brown has pleaded not guilty to an attempted murder charge related to a shooting in May. According to an arrest warrant, the former star wide receiver was accused of grabbing a handgun from a security guard and firing two shots at a man he had fought with earlier.
Eiglarsh testified at the bond hearing that it was Brown’s own gun that was fired — a “concealed weapon” — and said the two shots he fired were not at the alleged victim, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu.
ANTONIO BROWN PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO ATTEMPTED MURDER IN MIAMI
Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown (81) makes a catch and goes the distance for the score during the regular season game between the Miami Dolphins and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium. The match took place in Tampa, Florida on October 10, 2021. (Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Kwame Nantambu initially told investigators he thought he had been hit by a bullet, but prosecutors told the judge presiding over the bond hearing that she did not believe the alleged victim had actually been hit.
Prosecutors requested pretrial detention, saying Brown was a successful NFL player with enough resources to flee, but that request was denied. Brown made more than $80 million during his NFL career, according to Spotrac.com.
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Ben Roethlisberger (7) of the Pittsburgh Steelers celebrates with Antonio Brown (84) against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium. The match took place in Cincinnati, Ohio on October 14, 2018. (Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
Brown played in the NFL for 12 seasons and was selected to seven Pro Bowls while being named All-Pro four times. He won a Super Bowl with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2020.
The former Pittsburgh Steelers star has 928 career catches for 12,291 yards and 83 touchdowns.
