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Tiki Barber says Antonio Brown‘s NFL career is NOT over … the Giants legend says there’s no way in hell the receiver ain’t playing in the NFL again — despite all of his drama.
“He’s got skill,” Tiki tells TMZ Sports. “Eventually, he’ll be back in the league.”
It’s a surprising take from Barber … considering most football pundits think AB’s antics in Pittsburgh and Oakland — plus all of his legal issues — will be the end of his pro playing days.
But, when we got Tiki out in NYC … he told us Brown is just too damn talented to be out of the NFL for good.
“He’s good, he’s still a great athlete,” Barber says. “He’s just got some demons he’s got to work out.”
As for Brown’s pitch to the Patriots — the one where he told them Wednesday if New England is gonna pay him, it might as well play him — Tiki actually kind of agreed with the WR’s logic.
But, Barber added … “They can’t do that!”
When it comes to which team might take a shot at signing Brown … Tiki didn’t name names — only telling us it’ll all go down once “some of this heat blows over.”
By the way, we also spoke with Tiki about Vontaze Burfict‘s suspension … and ya gotta hear why he’s fine with the NFL upholding the Raiders linebacker’s season-long ban.