Oakland Raiders are losing their patience over Antonio Brown and has given him the final warning. Brown was skipping practice sessions with the Raiders team over NFL banning his older helmet. While the minor issue got elevated to a much higher level after Brown filed two grievances in court, the Raiders was having a bad press in media.
#Raiders WR Antonio Brown may not yet be out of options. My understanding is two more helmets — same Schutt AiR Advantage that he prefers — are being tested for possible use. They were made in different years than his original one tested. A 2014 and a 2010.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 19, 2019
It is why Mike Mayock, the manager of Raiders cam forward and warned Brown to either get in or get out. It seems that the threat warning has shown the effect as Antonio was seen back on the ground at Monday training sessions. The Raiders warned Brown to cut his salary and they had no other options left.
Brown is back for Practice
Antonio Brown showed up on the field after so much of drama over his banned helmet issue. Jon Gruden (coach of Raiders) and Mike Mayock had enough of Brown’s tantrums and they gave him a final ultimatum. Brown also attended the team meetings at the Raiders facility.
#Raiders WR Antonio Brown is back at practice today, source said.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 19, 2019
Raiders’ WR Antonio Brown filed a new grievance against the NFL in an attempt to be able to wear the helmet he wants, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 20, 2019
The walk-through practice was canceled due to bad weather, but Brown was present with the team. It indicates that the Raider had hit the correct nerve by taking the right steps. Brown was never serious about his retirement and now it is apparent as his bluff has been called out.
Warnings of Salary Cut
The Raiders knows where to hit Brown and it is none other than his Wallet. As per the NFL rules, the Oakland team can refuse to pay Brown if he doesn’t show up to the practice games. The Raiders are not in any mood to cut off his salary money but they have no other options left. Brown is making the helmet issue too big and it has been creating troubles for the team.
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The Raiders will give Antonio a five-day warning and after that, the salary will be taken back if he is not on the field. Brown has to give back the Raiders his $1 million signing bonus along with guaranteed salaries of $14.625 million in 2019 and $14.5 million in 2020.
