Antonio Brown Posts Bizarre Instagram Caption Amid Potential Holdout Over Helmet Dispute

Oakland Raiders star receiver Antonio Brown is in the midst of one of the most bizarre holdouts the NFL has ever seen. All revolving around a specific prohibited helmet that AB wants to wear (and while he mitigates his severely frostbitten feet!), the former Steeler is threatening to leave the game if he's not allowed to wear it. To go along with the weird demand, Brown put up a strange Instagram post that seems to reference departing the NFL.

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I love the game; I love the hustle ; young-in got doe he can leave the league but if I leave will the fans still gone love me man? #paidinfull

A post shared by Boomin (@ab) on Aug 9, 2019 at 11:53am PDT

The video is just his NFL Top 100 ranking, but the "if I leave" is pretty glaring.

AB's caption on his latest IG post ??‍♂️

(? @brgridiron) pic.twitter.com/Qj2mjakGkc
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 9, 2019

AB is known for being one of the biggest, and maybe most irrational, stars in the league, and his most recent behavior has only further cemented that. There's almost no one in the game who we'd believe would genuinely walk away if forced to use a safer helmet.

Then there's Antonio Brown, posting an NFL Top 100 praise piece while threatening to retire, and it all somehow makes sense.