Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin hit back at Antonio Brown after the former NFL wide receiver launched a strange attack on social media.
Brown shared a post on X in response to someone who asked what “fictional character’s death that you have not gotten over.” The NFL legend responded with a picture of Hamlin, an apparent callback to the odd conspiracy theory that surfaced following the Bills safety’s on-field collapse in January 2023 that claimed he had actually died and been replaced by a look-alike “clone.”
Hamlin responded to the statement from Brown, claiming that the wide receiver was upset because Hamlin had not responded to his private messages. Hamlin blasted Brown as “burnt out” and turned the “clone” attack back against him.
“You just [direct message] me on Monday?” Hamlin wrote on X. “Guess you playing lame games on Twitter with my situation because I ain’t DM you back. I pray God don’t ever let me turn into a burnt out old head like you… I used to look up to you damn near s*** sad [for real]. Talk bout a clone bring the real AB back!”
The spat between the two attracted some viral attention, with others joining to admonish Brown for his revival of the conspiracy theory.
Brown has been no stranger to controversy, dating back to his final seasons in the NFL. He was suspended for eight games in 2020 for violations of the league’s personal conduct policy, then suspended another three games in 2021 for faking his COVID-19 vaccination status.
