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  "id": 9402732,
  "title": "Ex-NFL star Antonio Brown accepts plea deal, will avoid prison in attempted murder case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/ex-nfl-star-antonio-brown-accepts-plea-deal-will-avoid-prison-in",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-23T19:48:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ex-nfl-star-antonio-brown-194825575.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Antonio Brown, the former NFL star wide receiver, has opted to accept a plea deal in his attempted murder case, avoiding a potential lengthy prison sentence, according to his attorney. In a plea agreement, Brown will face a reduced charge of aggravated assault and serve probation, rather than risking a minimum mandatory 20-year prison sentence. Brown's attorney, Mark Eiglarsh, stated that the plea deal was a result of the prosecution offering him an option he couldn't refuse. If convicted, Brown would have faced a potential maximum 30-year sentence for his alleged role in the May 2025 incident, which occurred following a celebrity boxing event in Miami.",
  "summary": "Antonio Brown will accept a plea deal in his attempted murder case in Miami, avoiding a potential lengthy prison sentence stemming from a May 2025 incident outside a celebrity boxing match.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Antonio Brown attempted murder case reaches resolution",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/antonio-brown-attempted-murder-case-reaches-resolution",
        "published": "2026-09-23T17:45:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Ex-NFL star Antonio Brown to accept plea deal on attempted murder charge, his lawyer says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/ex-nfl-star-antonio-brown-to-accept-plea-deal-on-attempted-murder",
        "published": "2026-09-23T19:15:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Ex-NFL star Antonio Brown to accept plea deal on attempted murder charge, lawyer says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/ex-nfl-star-antonio-brown-to-accept-plea-deal-on-attempted-murder-9403498",
        "published": "2026-09-23T19:41:23.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}