Antonio Brown’s attempted murder case takes unexpected turn as former NFL star prepares to accept a surprising plea deal
Brown is expected to appear in court on September 30, when the agreement is expected to be formally presented to the judge. Prosecutors had accused the former NFL wide receiver of second-degree attempted murder after a May 2025 shooting connected to an altercation at a boxing event in Miami. The case goes back to May 16, 2025, when Brown was involved in a confrontation with Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu outside an underground boxing event in Miami’s Little Haiti area.
Because a firearm was involved, Brown faced a possible 20-year mandatory minimum sentence and could have received up to 30 years if convicted. Because prosecutors still had control over whether to continue it, the decision did not automatically end the case. The Miami Police Department confirmed that an arrest warrant for Brown was issued on an attempted murder charge after its investigation into the shooting.
Brown’s lawyer, Mark Eiglarsh, told TMZ Sports that prosecutors have offered a deal that would sharply reduce the second-degree attempted murder charge and lead to probation instead of prison. Brown’s lawyer said the new agreement would reduce the charge and give Brown probation rather than prison time, according to TMZ Sports. “This was not an easy decision,” Eiglarsh told TMZ Sports. He also said Brown still believes he is innocent and believes his Stand Your Ground defense would have allowed him to win at trial. Eiglarsh said the decision came after prosecutors offered a resolution that would replace the possibility of decades in prison with a reduced charge and probation. Authorities said the argument became physical before a gun was fired during the incident. The case took another turn earlier this month when Nantambu said he no longer wanted to participate in the prosecution. Cooper, said Nantambu had forgiven Brown but stressed that this did not change the seriousness of what happened.
Antonio Brown is set to accept a plea deal in his Miami-Dade attempted murder case that would keep him out of prison. The deal is a major change from where the case stood when Brown was first charged. The exact reduced charge and full terms of the agreement have not been made public yet, so those details are expected to become clearer in court next week. Brown has maintained that he was protecting himself and his lawyer has pointed to Florida’s Stand Your Ground law as part of his defense. His lawyer, Richard L.