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Related: About this forumAntonio Brown has been released by the Raiders ...
will another team pick him up? I think its unlikely, but well see.
OAITW r.2.0
(24,446 posts)Talked his way out of a 30MM contract.
BlueTsunami2018
(3,490 posts)This all seems calculated to me. I wouldnt be surprised if he goes to New England and becomes a choirboy.
Auggie
(31,156 posts)Im curious to see if the league takes a stand.
asiliveandbreathe
(8,203 posts)Denver..Flacco..??..Oakland ??..Carr sacked 51 times last year..I just don't know..glad I have until Monday to pick..already lost CHI..
Auggie
(31,156 posts)I would have taken that bet yesterday.
BlueTsunami2018
(3,490 posts)AB is a diva and a fool but hes not a child abuser or woman beater. His antics are tame really.
Auggie
(31,156 posts)Brown's behavior created bad chemistry within the team -- much more harmful to the franchise from a winning perspective. And Mayock and Gruden were "disrespected." Can't let the happen!!!
JonLP24
(29,322 posts)JonLP24
(29,322 posts)Brother Buzz
(36,412 posts)madinmaryland
(64,931 posts)Auggie
(31,156 posts)Some "punishment." Brown get rewarded for being a jerk: leaves a loser, signs with a winner.
Brother Buzz
(36,412 posts)Auggie
(31,156 posts)but I dont. They made a deal with the devil, knowingly.
What should be a nostalgic, feel-good last season in Oakland is going to be brutally ugly.
Auggie
(31,156 posts)S.F. Chronicle / August 7th, 2019
Was Bill Belichick, previously known as the master of Spygate and Deflategate, behind the whole Crazygate?
An absolutely insane 48 hours including secretly recorded phone calls, Instagram wars and the release of Antonio Brown by the Raiders ended Saturday with Brown agreeing to a one-year deal with the New England Patriots. The contract reportedly has a guaranteed $9 million signing bonus and could be worth up to $15 million. Not exactly the kind of deal that gets pulled together in the amount of time it takes to watch a feature film.
And what a feature its been. Brown, who acted crazy enough that even the notoriously lax Raiders couldnt tolerate him anymore, just got picked up by the NFLs reigning dynasty. To play with the greatest quarterback in league history. And maybe win a Super Bowl ring.
Which makes one wonder whether the Raiders and head coach Jon Gruden got played.
Link (probable paywall): https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/annkillion/article/Was-Antonio-Brown-saga-a-ploy-A-Patriots-game-14422109.php#
Killion sums up:
"On Saturday, Brown looked like a crazy fool for a few hours, then crazy like a fox. In contrast, Gruden and the Raiders, who catered and begged and misjudged Brown from the start, look like they got played. Its Year Two of the Gruden Era, and things are again off the rails before they have even begun."
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You are not alone in that assessment.