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    Antonio Brown posts video celebrating release from Raiders

    Getty Images Antonio Brown was thrilled to be released by the Raiders. At least, that’s how he acted in a video he posted to YouTube shortly after the release became official. In the video, Brown is shown looking at his phone, seeing the news that the Raiders have released him, and then...
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    Teammates say they accept Antonio Brown’s apology

    Getty Images Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown stood before his teammates and apologized for the problems he’s caused during the offseason, and his teammates seem to accept it. Brown, who offered an apology during a team meeting on Friday, seemed sincere, teammates said. “It was sincere,”...
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    Antonio Brown to Raiders: “Release me”

    Getty Images As of Friday afternoon, another Antonio Brown eruption was inevitable. And there have been two since then. Although the Raiders shrugged at his wiretap-violation YouTube video that landed on Friday night, the Raiders will have a hard time tiptoeing around the latest message from...
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    Antonio Brown won’t play until his guarantees are restored

    Getty Images The Antonio Brown era in Oakland appears to be over before it begins. Although a source with knowledge of the situation tells PFT that the relevant communications from the Raiders are open to interpretation (i.e., a grievance will be coming), Brown believes the Raiders have...
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    Raiders may be able to keep Antonio Brown from playing for someone else

    Getty Images As the Raiders try to figure out what to do with Antonio Brown, the player seems to be walking right into the team’s nuclear option. The Raiders eventually may be able to put Brown on the reserve/left squad list, if he leaves the team and refuses return after receiving the...
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    Raiders players are running out of patience with Antonio Brown

    Getty Images One day after his “emotional apology” to teammates, Antonio Brown is creating more problems for the Raiders and, necessarily, for his teammates. They’re preparing to face the Broncos on Monday night, and they don’t need the distraction that comes from the minute-by-minute AB drama...
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    David Carr says Raiders captains are behind Jon Gruden in Antonio Brown decision

    Whatever course of action the Oakland Raiders decide to take regarding the missteps of star wide receiver Antonio Brown, Jon Gruden and the Raiders front office will have the backing of the team locker room. David Carr, the brother of Raiders quarterback Derek Carr, said on NFL Network Thursday...
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    Drew Rosenhaus: Antonio Brown wants to play, unsure if he will

    Getty Images Amid talk that Antonio Brown‘s relationship with the Raiders has soured to such an extent that he may never play for them, Brown’s agent says he’s working on a resolution. Drew Rosenhaus told Mike Florio that he wants to help resolve the issue between Brown and the Raiders, but he...
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    Jon Gruden: We have to adapt to Antonio Brown’s absence

    Getty Images Raiders coach Jon Gruden says that if wide receiver Antonio Brown isn’t with the team, they’ll manage. Gruden wouldn’t say much about Brown today but did note that the Raiders’ offense already has plenty of experience working without Brown, who missed much of training camp with...
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    Antonio Brown may end up getting no payment at all from the Raiders

    Getty Images As the Raiders make a decision regarding the future of receiver Antonio Brown, there’s a chance he ultimately will receive not a penny of the new contract he signed with the team in March. PFT has obtained an analyzed a full copy of the contract. The $1 million signing bonus...
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    Vontaze Burfict, peacemaker, of course

    Getty Images Just when you thought it couldn’t get any weirder, . . . When Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown went after Raiders General Manager Mike Mayock, threatening to punch his boss in the face, he had to be held back by at least one teammate. And according to Vic Tafur of...
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    Antonio Brown may have a problem under the Personal Conduct Policy

    Getty Images If NFL Media’s report that Raiders receiver Antonio Brown threatened to punch Raiders G.M. Mike Mayock in the face is accurate, Brown may have a problem separate and apart from his potential team-issued suspension. Brown could be facing discipline under the league’s Personal...
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    Commissioner Marshawn Lynch would legalize weed for players

    Getty Images Retirement — or something — has loosened up Marshawn Lynch. The longtime NFL running back was known as much for his reluctance to participate in the media process as his physical running style, but now that he’s promoting things he’s opening up. Lynch talked for 45 minutes with...
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    Raiders fined Antonio Brown $53,950 for missing two practices

    Getty Images Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown has his helmet and is set to play on Monday night, but he’s not happy with everything that happened in training camp. Specifically, Brown posted an Instagram story that showed a letter from Raiders General Manager Mike Mayock, informing him he...
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    Raiders imposed fines against Antonio Brown, and enforced them

    It’s one thing for a team to inform a player of a fine. It’s another thing for the team to actually enforce the fine. In the case of the $53,950 in fines imposed by the Raiders on receiver Antonio Brown, a source with knowledge of the situation tells PFT that the fines were enforced. As former...
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    Antonio Brown finally has a helmet he likes

    Getty Images My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over. Antonio Brown has found a helmet. Brown, the Raiders wide receiver who filed two grievances and missed multiple practices this summer because the NFL wouldn’t let him wear the decade-old helmet he’s worn for his entire...
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    Which transactions will have the most impact on the 2019 season?

    Getty Images Tuesday’s three-man weave edition of PFT Live included a three-man, three-round draft, with Peter King, Chris Simms, and yours truly looking at a very important question. Which transactions will have the most impact on the 2019 NFL season? We excluded the retirement of Andrew...
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    Raiders release Doug Martin from injured reserve

    Getty Images Doug Martin has had a hard-luck NFL career, but he’s free to start trying to find a new team. The Raiders officially released Martin from injured reserve today, making him an unrestricted free agent. Martin looked like one of the most promising young running backs in the NFL in...
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    Raiders cornerback Isaiah Johnson says he fractured face along with concussion

    Getty Images The Oakland Raiders placed cornerback Isaiah Johnson on injured reserve on Monday. A fourth-round pick by Oakland this spring, Johnson was injured in the team’s first preseason game against the Los Angeles Rams. Johnson took a knee to the right side of his head from teammate...
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