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Judge accepts ex-NFL star Antonio Brown's guilty plea to reduced charge, sentences probation

ABC News - US and WYFF4 (Hearst, Greenville) describe the same event in different terms.

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As of November 6, 2026 at 5:39 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Former NFL star Antonio Brown was sentenced to three years of probation after pleading guilty to aggravated assault with a firearm in connection with a 2025 shooting in Miami.
The headline split The headlines are mostly aligned. The differences are small wording choices, not a major framing split.
Match confidence Medium confidence. 5 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium

5 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.

Framing confidenceMostly same

13/99 — the outlets mostly agree on the headline takeaway.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftJudge accepts ex-NFL star Brown's guilty plea to reduced charge, sentences probation

ABC News - US · Center-left · News report

CenterJudge accepts ex-NFL star Antonio Brown's guilty plea to reduced charge, sentences probation

KMBC9 (Hearst, Kansas City) · Center · News report

Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.

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SEE THE HEADLINES

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ABC News - USNews report · Nov 6, 5:39 PM

Judge accepts ex-NFL star Brown's guilty plea to reduced charge, sentences probation

Former NFL star Antonio Brown has pleaded guilty to aggravated assault with a firearm in connection with a 2025 shooting in Miami

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The IndependentNews report · Nov 6, 4:56 PM

Judge accepts ex-NFL star Antonio Brown's guilty plea to reduced charge, sentences probation in attempted murder case

Judge accepts ex-NFL star Antonio Brown's guilty plea to reduced charge, sentences probation in attempted murder case

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Philadelphia InquirerNews report · Nov 6, 5:21 PM

Judge accepts ex-NFL star Antonio Brown's guilty plea to reduced charge, sentences probation

Former NFL star Antonio Brown has pleaded guilty to aggravated assault with a firearm in connection with a 2025 shooting in Miami

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KMBC9 (Hearst, Kansas City)News report · Nov 6, 5:16 PM

Judge accepts ex-NFL star Antonio Brown's guilty plea to reduced charge, sentences probation

Former NFL star Antonio Brown was sentenced to three years of probation after pleading guilty to aggravated assault with a firearm in connection with a 2025 shooting in Miami.

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Toronto StarNews report · Nov 6, 5:03 PM

Judge accepts ex-NFL star Antonio Brown's guilty plea to reduced charge, sentences probation

MIAMI (AP) — Former NFL star Antonio Brown pleaded guilty Friday to aggravated assault with a firearm in connection with a 2025 shooting outside a celebrity boxing match in Miami.

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Details13/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 5 sources
13/99 Wording GapMedium confidence5 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 11 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Nov 6, 4:56 PM: The Independent joined the source map.

Nov 6, 5:03 PM: Toronto Star joined the source map.

Nov 6, 5:16 PM: KMBC9 (Hearst, Kansas City) joined the source map.

Nov 6, 5:21 PM: Philadelphia Inquirer joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 13/99 and story health is live match · 11 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.