A.Brown not happy with helmet requirements

[TheSpecialJuan]

ANTONIO BROWNWR, OAKLAND RAIDERS

NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reports the helmet Antonio Brown wants to use was tested in a lab, and it failed.

Brown is so frustrated with the league's helmet policy that he's left Raiders camp again. Raiders GM Mike Mayock was forced to make a statement at Sunday's practice, and he didn't hold back. Mayock said the Raiders need to know if Brown is "all in or all out" and that they can only "hope" that Brown joins the team for Week 1. As of now, Brown is nowhere to be found, and there's no timeline of when, or if, he'll show up. The Raiders believe Brown's feet are healthy enough to practice fully, so he'll be ready to play the second he wants to.

[TheSpecialJuan]

[Black&BlueBubba]

[ellis]

Have fun with that.

[Shocker]

The Raiders can make him play or not pay him for 2019...14m

https://thespun.com/nfl/raiders-contract-antonio-brown-retire

Thank god he is their problem.

 

[Popsickle]

5 minutes ago, Shocker said:

The Raiders can make him play or not pay him for 2019...14m

https://thespun.com/nfl/raiders-contract-antonio-brown-retire

Thank god he is their problem.

 

Send that letter, send all the letters!!!

[Shocker]

Still found it interesting they signed Vontaze Burfict and AB.  That has to be awkward lol.

 

[raz]

idk, maybe he's just trying to get out of training camp.  and after watching episode 2 of hard knocks - david carr, well if i was forced to sit down for dinner with him, or god forbid a 30 minute car ride, i might stab myself in the eyes with a fork.

[My Goodness My Guinness]

For anyone still interested in this whole "scenario"

Here are the grades for the independent STAR helmet rating system where the lower score = better (Note that this is not performed through the NFL)

https://www.helmet.beam.vt.edu/varsity-football-helmet-ratings.html

And here is the ratings for helmets no longer produced which includes AB's Schutt Air Advantage

https://www.helmet.beam.vt.edu/legacy-football-helmet-ratings.html

That thing is rated as a 2 star helmet and this man is literally using safety as his argument to continue to use it lol

[TNPanther]

I won't be surprised if the Raiders do what the Eagles did to TO back in 05 and cut his ass outright.

[joeyxfresco]

5 hours ago, raz said:

idk, maybe he's just trying to get out of training camp.  and after watching episode 2 of hard knocks - david carr, well if i was forced to sit down for dinner with him, or god forbid a 30 minute car ride, i might stab myself in the eyes with a fork.

David Carr comes across too phony and try hard on Hard Knocks

[CatTower]

7 minutes ago, stbugs said:

While it’s possible, how many concussions has he suffered. I only remember that Burfict hit.

I will counter that it’s kind of a big leap to assume every football player is mentally stable and that only CTE makes them nuts. I’m fairly certain that Aaron Hernandez was a criminal way before Florida and the NFL. Why should we assume that Brown hasn’t always been this way but until he became a stud he kept a bit more quiet to make sure he got a payday? Sort of like the old adage about what changes in a relationship after marriage.

Money and fame also play a part too.  When you know the world is watching, some people like to feed into that and I think AB is the type of guy that likes the spotlight.  Saying things like quitting football forever over a helmet is easy fuel to keep that fire burning.

[mc52beast]

I really don’t give two f’s about this idiot and his helmets. Steelers got rid of him for a reason and now everyone is seeing why.

I’m super happy he’s in Oakland and not Charlotte

[TheMostInterestingMan]

“But but but... but he trained with Cam in the offseason. Fug the Steelers, that’s a terrible franchise. Brown would be great here! Derp...”

where did all those idiots go hiding? Lol