Antonio Brown to Begin Raiders Camp on Non-Football Injury List
By Michael Luciano
After all the hullabaloo surrounding Oakland Raiders receiver Antonio Brown following his trade from Pittsburgh, Raiders fans won't even get to see the guy on the field at the start of camp.
Yes, Mr. Big Chest has been placed on the NFL's non-football injury list, reports ESPN's Field Yates. Brown can be removed from the list at any time, but for now, he's hobbled.
Raiders WR Antonio Brown has been placed on the non-football injury list to begin camp, per source
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) July 26, 2019
Brown racked up 104 catches, 1,297 yards, and a league-leading 15 touchdowns last season, but was traded to Oakland for third- and fifth-round picks after some well-documented internal strife with head coach Mike Tomlin, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, and wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster.
Luckily, the injury is not expected to be of the "major setback" variety.
The issue that landed AB on the NFI list has been described to me as “very minor.” Not uncommon to see players removed from the NFI list shortly into camp. https://t.co/sMjfDqWZPM
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) July 26, 2019
Since he touched down in Oakland, AB hasn't toned down his authentically loud mouth or extravagant personality, even going so far as to show up to Raiders training camp in a freaking hot air balloon.
That's right, Antonio Brown decided to arrive to Training Camp in a hot air balloonpic.twitter.com/2CvM9XHf65
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) July 26, 2019
What is this, 1850?
Despite making one of the most grandiose entrances possible, Jon Gruden and the rest of Raider Nation will need to wait just a little while longer before No. 84 takes the field for the first time in the Silver and Black.