It was inevitable. Whether it’s successful remains to be seen.

Via Anthony Olivieri of ESPN.com, former NFL receiver Antonio Brown seeks dismissal of an attempted murder charge based on Florida’s “stand your ground” law.

“Brown’s use of force on May 16, 2025, was fully justified,” Brown’s representation wrote in a motion filed this week. “Brown reasonably believed that the alleged victim intended to cause him serious harm.”

The “stand your ground” eliminated the duty to retreat before unleashing deadly force.

The effort contains an admission that Brown that did indeed fire a gun after he believed he had been attacked at a Miami celebrity boxing event.

“In that moment, Brown again reasonably feared death or great bodily harm,” the motion read, characterizing the action as “warning

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