Raiders launch Brown after tumultuous tenure
The Oakland Raiders have introduced they’ve launched Antonio Brown, making the vast receiver eligible to signal with any group at four:01 p.m. ET Saturday.
The Raiders have launched WR Antonio Brown from the group right this moment.
— Oakland Raiders (@Raiders) September 7, 2019
“We want him the perfect,” Raiders coach Jon Gruden informed ESPN’s Ed Werder in a textual content message.
“Now that Antonio is a free agent, we’re centered on the long run and I’ll instantly work on signing him to a brand new group,” Brown’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, stated in a press release. “Antonio is trying ahead to a brand new starting.”
The transfer comes after Brown requested to be launched by the group in an Instagram put up earlier Saturday.
Brown informed ESPN’s Jeff Darlington in an e mail Saturday that there’s “no method” he performs for the Raiders.
The Professional Bowl vast receiver stated that was his stance after the group “took away my [contract] ensures.” He added: “no method I play after they took that and made my contract week to week.”
The Raiders fined Brown $215,073.53 for conduct detrimental to the group, league sources informed Schefter on Saturday.
By fining Brown, the Raiders voided the $29.125 million value of assured cash in his deal, sources informed Schefter.
As well as, the Raiders despatched Brown a letter stating that he not shall be entitled to termination pay, sources informed Schefter. Because of this, Brown would have been enjoying on a week-to-week foundation with each his assured cash voided and lack of termination pay.
Although Brown is cleared to signal with any group after four p.m. Saturday, he isn’t eligible to play till Week 2 on the earliest.
Antonio Brown’s quick however rocky tenure with the Raiders is over. Kevin Abele/Icon Sportswire
Brown by no means performed a recreation for Oakland, however was the middle of the Raiders’ offseason story.
He frolicked away from the group as he tried to resolve a difficulty along with his helmet, was fined for lacking that point, bought right into a verbal altercation with normal supervisor Mike Mayock over these fines, and was fined for the altercation.
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Moreover, Brown on Friday evening posted a video on YouTube of a personal cellphone name he had with Gruden.
Within the video, which lasted 1 minute, 57 seconds, Brown is heard taking a name from Gruden, who asks the receiver: “What the hell is occurring, man?”
Brown answered, “Only a villain everywhere in the information, man.”
Gruden then referred to as Brown “probably the most misunderstood” individual he has met, earlier than asking him: “Do you wish to be a Raider or not?”
Brown answered: “Man, I have been making an attempt to be a Raider since day one. I have been f—ing working my ass off tougher than anybody. I do not know why it is a query of me being a Raider. It is like do you guys need me to be a Raider?”
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Gruden then requested the receiver to cease the off-the-field stuff and “simply play soccer.”
“How arduous is that?” Gruden might be heard saying. “You are an awesome soccer participant. Simply play soccer.”
Brown then informed his coach it isn’t that straightforward.
“I am greater than only a soccer participant, man,” he stated. “I am an actual individual. I am an actual individual. It ain’t in regards to the soccer, I do know I can do this. I present you guys that on the every day. That is my life. Ain’t no extra video games.”
It wasn’t instantly clear when the decision between Brown and Gruden passed off. A Raiders supply informed ESPN’s Chris Mortensen on Friday evening that Gruden was actually amused by the video and even thought it was “superior.”