Raiders Expect Antonio Brown to Return to Training Camp This Week

The team is not taking his threats to retire too seriously.

Aug 10, 2019
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Antonio Brown is expected to return to training camp soon.

The star wide receiver is holding out of training camp with his new team, threatening to retire after the league disallowed the style of helmet that he has worn during his NFL career. The Raiders have been sending Brown replacements for his no-longer-approved helmet, hoping that he'll find one that he likes. 

The Raiders believe Brown will show up at training camp in Napa in a couple of days. The team has been in contact with Brown and has been sending him different kind of helmets. https://t.co/iPJ8Opb7ae

— Vic Tafur (@VicTafur) August 10, 2019

Brown filed a grievance against the NFL and has been railing against the rule for quite a while, according to NFL reporter Michael Silver.

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

Brown even attempted to sneak his old helmet into practices. 

13) However, sometime in the next couple of weeks, Brown once again tried to take the field with his old helmet, which he had since had repainted with colors approximating—but not completely mimicking—the Raiders’ silver-and-black design...

— Michael Silver (@MikeSilver) August 9, 2019

Brown is dead set against the new designs because he reportedly thinks the helmets block his vision. However, the league banned the old helmets because they didn't hold up to impact testing.

Antonio Brown believes the new helmet that the rules mandate he wears protrudes out and interferes with his vision as he tries to catch football. The Raiders have been sending Brown other approved helmets to try out but, at this time, he is not interested in wearing any of them.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 9, 2019
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