LeSean McCoy Claiming He’d Take Antonio Brown Over Jerry Rice Sparks Outrage on Social Media

LeSean McCoy believes Antonio Brown was a better wide receiver than HOF Jerry Rice.

LeSean McCoy Claiming He’d Take Antonio Brown Over Jerry Rice Sparks Outrage on Social Media

Antonio Brown, Jerry Rice and LeSean McCoy (Image via IMAGO/X)

Even though Antonio Brown never officially announced his retirement, the mercurial wide receiver hasn’t played football since 2021. Five years later, the 38-year-old has been announced as one of the candidates for the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2027.

LeSean McCoy believes that if anyone deserves to be in the Hall of Fame, it’s Antonio Brown. On the latest episode of Speakeasy, the Super Bowl winner batted for AB.

AB should be on there, though. This might sound crazy, but Jerry Rice or AB, I’m taking AB. … Jerry Rice or Antonio Brown, I’m taking Antonio Brown. What am I saying wrong? What can Jerry Rice do that AB can’t do?

LeSean McCoy said

The other ex-players eligible for HOF induction are TE Rob Gronkowski, RB Adrian Peterson, QB Ben Roethlisberger, OT Willie Anderson, WR Torry Holt, LB Terrell Suggs, G Marshal Yanda, CB Richard Sherman, TE Jason Witten, QB Eli Manning (third nomination), DT Kevin Williams, S Darren Woodson, WR Reggie Wayne, RB Marshawn Lynch and former NFL head coach Bill Belichick.

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Football fans call out LeSean McCoy for implying that Antonio Brown was a better receiver than Jerry Rice

Before disappearing from football for good, Antonio Brown had won a Super Bowl, earned five All-Pro accolades, attended seven Pro Bowls, led the league in receptions and in receiving yards twice, and finished as the league’s top TD maker in 2018.

LeSean McCoy Claiming He'd Take Antonio Brown Over Jerry Rice Sparks Outrage on Social Media
Antonio Brown (Image via IMAGO)

Jerry Rice played 300 games in his career spanning over two decades. For a wide receiver, that is an absurd achievement. Rice also owns nearly every receiving record. When he retired in 2005, Rice finished his career with three rings and a Super Bowl MVP, won the Offensive Player of the Year award twice, earned an All-Pro title 11 times, and participated in 13 Pro Bowls.

Rice is considered the best receiver ever to play in the NFL. Some even consider him the best player in league history, ahead of seven-time champion Tom Brady. And yet, LeSean McCoy believes Antonio Brown was a better receiver than Rice. Naturally, his statement did not sit well with football fans.

The Pittsburgh Steelers drafted Brown 195th overall in 2010. He also played for the New England Patriots and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. AB caught 928 passes for 12,291 yards and scored 83 touchdowns in 146 appearances. During his final NFL game, Brown took off his shirt and disappeared into the tunnel.

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