Nike drops Patriots’ Antonio Brown amid assault allegations

Nike has parted ways with New England Patriots wide receiver Antonio Brown, who has been accused of sexual assault by a trainer.“Antonio Brown is not a Nike athlete,” a company spokesman said Thursday via email, declining to elaborate on the reasons for the split. “We don’t get into specifics of sports marketing relationships.”Brown, 31, was released by the Oakland Raiders on Sept. 7 and immediately signed to a one-year contract by the Patriots, the defending NFL ch