We all knew this Antonio Brown thing wasn’t going to just go away, right?
The Oakland Raiders wideout reportedly was nearing a suspension for his altercation with general manager Mike Mayock, but on Friday it was announced he would play in Week 1. Brown then proceeded to drop a video that featured a private conversation between him and head coach Jon Gruden.
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But now, Brown is back to probably not playing again in Week 1. He was fined for conduct detrimental to the team which in turn voided guaranteed money — and let’s just say Brown isn’t happy about it.
In his latest Instagram post, Antonio Brown says "release me Raiders."
(via AB/Instagram) pic.twitter.com/z3e2UjfN4d
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) September 7, 2019
By fining Antonio Brown $215,073.53 last night for conduct detrimental to the team on Sept. 4, the Raiders voided the $29.125 million worth of guaranteed money in his deal, per league sources.
This could help explain why Brown is now asking the Raiders for his release.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 7, 2019
In addition to fining Antonio Brown $215,073.53 for conduct detrimental to the team that voided $29.125 million worth of guaranteed money in his contract, the Raiders sent Brown a letter that he no longer will be entitled to termination pay if they release him, per sources.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 7, 2019
I just got an email from Antonio Brown. He tells me the team “took away my guarantees.” He added there’s “no way I play after they took that and made my contract week to week.” So at this moment, once again, don’t expect AB to play on Monday Night Football.
— Jeff Darlington (@JeffDarlington) September 7, 2019
What a mess.
The Raiders don’t play until Monday night, so things can change (they’ve been changing quite often), but it’s looking increasingly irreconcilable.
