Antonio Brown has “retired” multiple times, but his most recent retirement announcement came on April 24, 2024, when he said he was retiring as a Las Vegas Raider via his CTESPN social media page.

Brief timeline

  • Brown first publicly announced a retirement from professional football on March 2, 2023.
  • He then unretired on April 28, 2023, saying he intended to play again, including talk of joining teams or smaller leagues, though no real comeback materialized.
  • On April 24, 2024, he issued another statement declaring he was retiring “as a Las Vegas Raider,” even though he never played a regular-season snap for the team.

Is he actually retired now?

  • Despite the April 2024 “retirement,” Brown has repeatedly hinted at possible comebacks and even publicly expressed interest in playing again, including for the Pittsburgh Steelers, making his status more of an ongoing social-media saga than a clean retirement.
  • Because of the multiple reversals and lack of a formal NFL roster spot since leaving the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2021 season, most coverage treats him as effectively done in the NFL, regardless of what he posts online.

TL;DR: If someone asks “when did Antonio Brown retire,” the most up-to- date answer is April 24, 2024, which is when he most recently announced his retirement, styling it as retiring as a Raider.

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