Receiver could face up to four-game suspension from teamOakland are due to start season against Broncos on MondayThe increasingly fractious relationship between the Oakland Raiders and their star wide receiver Antonio Brown has reportedly led to an altercation between the player and the team’s general manager.
ESPN reported on Thursday that the Raiders have suspended Brown before he has even played a regular season game for the team. According to the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Brown became involved in a “screaming match” with Raiders GM Mike Mayock in front of the rest of the team. Although the argument did not become physical, Brown is reported to have threatened to hit Mayock before saying “fine me for that”. Rapoport says Mayock was unhappy that Brown posted a letter from the Raiders to
Instagram that detailed $53,000 in fines imposed on the receiver for infractions such as missing a team training camp. In the post Brown wrote: “When your own team want to hate, but there’s no stopping me now devil is a lie. Everyone got to pay this year so we clear.”