CAN WE CHANGE THE NAME OF THIS BOARD TO "LOL @ RAIDERS" ?

An arbitrator ruled against Raiders’ WR Antonio Brown’s grievance to wear his old helmet, per source.

Now Brown must decide if he’s willing to play football with a new helmet he desperately does not want to wear.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 12, 2019

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does anyone have a helmet they want to give to ab

"I'm looking for a Schutt Air Advantage Adult Large Helmet that was manufactured in 2010 or after. In exchange I will trade a signed practice worn @Raiders helmet."

— AB (@AB84) August 13, 2019

it’s seriously weird but great that AB is all Rain Man about his bloody helmet

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/antonio-brown-raiders-helmet-practice-mayock-221755897.html

It seemed like it was over. It seemed Antonio Brown was willing to move forward without his old Schutt AiR Advantage helmet after predictably losing his grievance against the NFL. It seemed Brown was ready to start the season after participating in pregame drills with the Oakland Raiders on Thursday.

But things are never over with Antonio Brown, apparently.

An exasperated Raiders general manager Mike Mayock announced to the media on Sunday that Brown was holding out of practice because of the helmet issue. Mayock did not seem happy about the situation.

Mayock’s full statement:

You all know that AB is not here today. So here’s the bottom line. He’s upset about the helmet issue. We have supported that. We appreciate that, OK? But at this point, we’ve pretty much exhausted all avenues of relief. So, from our perspective, it’s time for him to be all in or all out. OK? So we’re hoping he’s back soon. We’ve got 89 guys busting their tails. We are really excited about where this franchise is going. And we hope AB’s going to be a big part of it starting Week 1 against Denver. End of story, no questions.

And just like that, the Antonio Brown helmet story that has dominated the Raiders’ preseason has been given new life.

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loving this so much

incredible

The Next Chapter: Antonio Brown and GM Mike Mayock got into it Wednesday, and the team is now planning to suspend its star wide receiver, league sources tell ESPN.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 5, 2019

More on #Raiders WR Antonio Brown and Mike Mayock yesterday: It did not get physical, sources say. But after a screaming match, Brown told Mayock that he would hit him in the face and then punted the ball… and said, Fine me for that. 💸💸💸

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 5, 2019

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can't see any other outcome than the raiders trading him to new england, where he'll score 23 touchdowns this season

amazing stuff

The Raiders have released WR Antonio Brown from the team today.

— Oakland Raiders (@Raiders) September 7, 2019

lol raiders

lmao

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By fining Brown, the Raiders voided the $29.125 million worth of guaranteed money in his deal, sources told Schefter.

not to defend AB but it seems odd that the raiders can just unilaterally do this. i guess 'guaranteed' means something different than i'd thought

the Raiders are either extremely stupid (well they are but specifically stupid here) or baiting AB into this reaction is exactly what they wanted to happen, so they could have a valid post-apology/post-Gruden "he'll play" excuse to release him.

Incredible!

Someone at NFL Films/HBO needs to leak the Hard Knocks raw footage from this season.

weee

fuck the raiders fuck the pats

did this really happen????? the hell

can't see any other outcome than the raiders trading him to new england, where he'll score 23 touchdowns this season

― mookieproof, Thursday, September 5, 2019 1:43 PM (two days ago) bookmarkflaglink

beautiful

this sucks

Raiders Rookie Safety Johnathan Abram tore his Rotator cuff and Labrum in the first quarter of last night’s game. He will have surgery this week...likely ending his season, per source.

— Adam Lefkoe (@AdamLefkoe) September 11, 2019

having just got surgery for same only a week ago (for infinitely more benign reasons), i can say from immediate experience it really sucks

ugh i bet. i currently have a slightly fractured shoulder and even that sucks, nothing to that degree though yipes

I have had 3 broken clavicles, a/c arthritis, multiple minor separarions, 7 mm clavicular resection, scapula fracture, screws and plate placed and later removed (clav). I feel entitled as fuck to say -

fractures aint shit, screws aint shit, bones just move around, dont get arthritis ever, and...

peeps with any soft tissue joint injury like the ones at issue, deserve sympathy because that shit hard to fix, if ever. sorry vg, and ulysses gws.

also, shoulders are are a shit design.

i agree wholeheartedly! i am excited to say that one week after surgery i have had about, let's say 14 hours of sleep total and can now move my elbow to almost a 90 degree angle from my hip for about two seconds. oxycontin is a shit drug!

shoulders are bulllshit
slings suck
being one handed blows

in other news mr veg & i decided tonight that we are going to the last home game in Oakland in Dec

mostly to see old tailgating friends

the “franchise” (such as it is) can blow it out their ear

\m/

One more on the #Raiders from Inside Training Camp on @nflnetwork: Jon Gruden's attempt to "crush" COVID-19 included assistant Rich Bisaccia tricking the players into thinking Gruden had coronavirus. But it wasn't a mean-spirited prank. There was a serious message behind it. pic.twitter.com/I832Zy5g2a

— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) August 5, 2020

Lol wtf is wrong with these people

I hope Josh brings back Tebow

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/33180067/sources-las-vegas-raiders-expected-hire-new-england-patriots-josh-mcdaniels-coach-dave-ziegler-gm

lol

Davis said first thing that McDaniels told him was “it was a fumble.” #Raiders

— Vic Tafur (@VicTafur) January 31, 2022

#Raiders are 0-4 this season when leading by double digits at halftime. They are first team since at least 1930 to lose 4 times in a season when leading by double digits at the half #fantastic

— Josh Dubow (@JoshDubowAP) December 9, 2022

the best part is i don’t even give a fuck anymore 🥳

my fb memories also reminded me it’s the 11 yr anniversary of the Raiders v Packers game when Favre threw a billion touchdowns for his dead Dad. i think I still have a little ptsd from watching that game