Antonio Brown posted on Instagram Saturday morning telling the Raiders, "release me," and now, we may know the reason why.
By fining Antonio Brown $215,073.53 last night for conduct detrimental to the team on Sept. 4, the Raiders voided the $29.125 million worth of guaranteed money in his deal, per league sources.
This could help explain why Brown is now asking the Raiders for his release.— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 7, 2019
It seems these reported fines may have been the last straw for Brown.
I just got an email from Antonio Brown. He tells me the team "took away my guarantees." He added there's "no way I play after they took that and made my contract week to week." So at this moment, once again, don't expect AB to play on Monday Night Football.— Jeff Darlington (@JeffDarlington) September 7, 2019
More to come...