NFL's Decision on Antonio Brown's Helmet Grievance Expected to Come This Week
These days, it's hard to look at the news and not see Antonio Brown's name popping up. First it was him literally freezing his feet, and now it's HelmetGate (trademark pending).
Thankfully, people close to Brown and the NFL reportedly expect a resolution over his helmet problems to come sooner rather than later.
Raiders’ WR Antonio Brown has filed a helmet grievance against NFL, league sources tell ESPN.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 9, 2019
Brown’s summer of complications, from his head to his feet, continues.https://t.co/H9FjV4xE9b
The problem rests with the helmet Brown typically uses being discontinued by Schutt in 2011. Since switching teams, Brown has been unable to get that helmet approved by the NFL, resulting in his threat to retire without his helmet.
A video from March of Brown explicitly saying he'd be more than willing to retire fully healthy is now making it more clear the Raiders might've made a mistake trading for him, especially given the countless off-the-field issues he's dealt with over the years.
It's unlikely Brown wins given the fact this particular helmet was discontinued almost 10 years ago. And if Brown does in fact retire, he'd lose $30 million in guaranteed money over the next two seasons.
THREAD: 1) Even before suffering bizarre injuries to his feet, Antonio Brown alarmed Raiders coaches and teammates by railing against the NFL’s enhanced enforcement of helmet regulations, a policy change which will likely force the star receiver to switch to a new model...
— Michael Silver (@MikeSilver) August 9, 2019
That's insane. Just pick a helmet AB. This time fighting with the NFL would be better spent in camp getting used to a new helmet prior to the regular season.
Regardless of the outcome, "Hard Knocks" producers are jumping with joy over the recent sequence of events. Tuesday night should be fun to watch.