Update 09/06/2019 7:06pm:
The Oakland Raiders were reportedly poised to suspend Antonio Brown after he physically threatened their general manager Mike Mayock. However, things have apparently been smoothed out after AB apologized to the team and GM on Friday.
Brown got in front of the team as the Raiders' captains stood with him and delivered "an emotional apology." AB said that the team treated him like "a family member" after his apology. The apology obviously worked since head coach Jon Gruden said after practice on Friday that AB will be playing in Monday's season opener against the Denver Broncos.
The Raiders' threat of a suspension leading into Week 1 could have potentially negated Brown's $30 million signing bonus. But Gruden told reporters, "Antonio's back today. We're really excited about that. Ready to move on. He's had a lot of time to think about things and we're happy to have him back."
Original 09/05/2019 4:58pm:
According to various reports, the Raiders are planning to suspend Antonio Brown after he allegedly threatened to hit GM Mike Mayok in the face. Per Vic Tafur of The Athletic reported that Brown had to be "held back by a couple of teammates" when confronting Mayock.
Raiders head coach Jon Gruden told the media, "If you want to ask about the Raiders, I've been talking about the same guy every day. If you want to ask about the Raiders, I've been talking about the same guy every day."
Mayok recently wrote a letter to Brown after his recent fine for missing practice, telling him that he was acting in a way that would qualify as "conduct detrimental to the team." This means the Raiders could use language in their team policy and in the collective bargaining agreement to take action against Brown. Brown responded by posting the fine letter on social media.
More details to come.
Source: CBS Sports
