Brown posts he’s through with NFL in Twitter rant

Antonio Brown went on a Twitter rant on his first NFL Sunday without a team, announcing he was done for good with the league that exiled him. Even though, he claimed, it had been more lenient toward others facing allegations of sexual misconduct.

On the day his most recent team was preparing to play without him, the fleetfooted but fleeting receiver said in a tweet: “Will not be playing in the NFL anymore” and took shots at Patriots owner Robert Kraft and longtime Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.

Kraft was arrested in connection with a prostitution and sexual trafficking sting in a Florida massage parlor and has not been punished; “Different strokes different folks clearly,” Brown wrote.

Roethlisberger was suspended for four games in 2010 after he was accused of sexual assault for a second time. “4 games for Big Ben crazy world I’m done with it,” Brown tweeted over a screenshot of a news article about the investigation.

Brown was traded out of Pittsburgh and released in Oakland after wearing out his welcome in both cities.

The Patriots signed him anyway, and just days later a former trainer filed a civil lawsuit in Florida accusing him of rape. He played in one game, then was released after the team learned he tried to intimidate a second woman who accused him of sexual misconduct.

Brown’s first tweet Sunday seemed to indicate he will fight the Patriots’ decision to withhold a $9 million signing bonus. The first installment is due today, and the Patriots are trying to void the deal even though they played him in a game despite knowing about two accusations of sexual misconduct. STOPPING SAQUON>> Tampa Bay’s top priority defensively was containing the Giants’ Saquon Barkley. He was limited to 10 yards on eight rushes and four catches for 27 yards before leaving in the first half after hurting his ankle when he was tackled at the end of a 6-yard catch. He spent the second half on the sideline on crutches, wearing a boot on his ankle. “We were going to stop Saquon,” Bucs coach Bruce Arians said. MILESTONES >> Tom Brady passed Drew Brees for second place on the NFL’s career list for touchdown passes. Brady has 524 TD passes. Peyton Manning is first with 539 . ... Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers tied Fran Tarkenton for the ninthmost TD passes in NFL history with 342. Next up is Eli Manning, who has 362.