2019 NFL Thread v. Chiefs are Champs, Missouri rules the sports world

[TheCountOfNYC]

Antonio Brown has been released. I hope nobody signs him. He’s a diva, a crybaby, and a cancer to the locker room.

[Dream Team]

 

[KevShmev]

So basically, he got cut and made $0 with the Raiders. 

I'll bet Drew Rosenhaus is ready to drop this idiot ASAP.

[El Barto]

So basically, he got cut and made $0 with the Raiders. 

I'll bet Drew Rosenhaus is ready to drop this idiot ASAP.

First thing I thought.

Barring any grievances he now owes Oakland money for his brief tenure there. 

[PowerSlave]

In two consecutive seasons the Steelers have traded a problem WR to the Raiders for draft picks, and neither player is currently on the team. In return the Steelers used those picks to choose a potential long term replacement for Ben, a potential long term replacement for AB and a project TE that hopefully has a ton of upside in the future. The Raiders are either the dumbest MFer's on the planet, or the Steelers have the greatest con-men in the history of the league working in their front office...

[TheCountOfNYC]

In two consecutive seasons the Steelers have traded a problem WR to the Raiders for draft picks, and neither player is currently on the team. In return the Steelers used those picks to choose a potential long term replacement for Ben, a potential long term replacement for AB and a project TE that hopefully has a ton of upside in the future. The Raiders are either the dumbest MFer's on the planet, or the Steelers have the greatest con-men in the history of the league working in their front office...

47 years after the Immaculate Reception, the Steelers still continue to find new ways to get one over on the Raiders.

[ProfessorPeart]

As a Bears fan and also a Steelers fan, I have to also thank the Raiders for Khalil Mack. Dude is a beast!

[El Barto]

As much as the internet is salivating at the idea I can't see AB in NE right now. He'll have to burn one more team, I think. Bill is obviously happy to sign troublemakers who have hit rock bottom and have no more options. AB isn't there yet. Danny or Jerry will offer him a on of money and he'll be able to go right on being the diva he is for the time being. Why would he go somewhere that won't tolerate his nonsense right now when he knows he doesn't have to? If he further flames out this year Bill will throw him a line next year and he'll go 100/1500/20 with TB.

Also, while threatening your GM while hurling racial epithets was probably enough, I can't help but think that demanding to be released on Instagram has to blow a massive hole in your grievance complaint. Not sure how you can really make the case they cheated you of money when you asked them to cut you loose.

[TheCountOfNYC]

Welp, that didn’t take long...

[TAC]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/antonio-brown-agrees-to-terms-with-patriots/ar-AAGXmnl?

 

[King Postwhore]

I have no wifi for 6 hours and they sign this a-hole?  Great. Shape up or GTFO.

[PetFish]

I said this to my wife that the Patriots would sign him by the end of the day.  Boom.

[gmillerdrake]

I have no wifi for 6 hours and they sign this a-hole?  Great. Shape up or GTFO.

He will lead the league in TDs now.

I’m not convinced this isnt Belichek wanting to prove once again how good a coach he is. Almost a way to show up Gruden

[Cool Chris]

I’m not convinced this isnt Belichek wanting to prove once again how good a coach he is. Almost a way to show up Gruden

There is no way a man with 6 SB rings (5 more than the coach wants to "show up" can be that insecure (I hope?)

[King Postwhore]

Right. It's a coach that knows talent,  value for 1 year and won't put up with shit.


I'm still not happy. 

[El Barto]

As much as the internet is salivating at the idea I can't see AB in NE right now. He'll have to burn one more team, I think. Bill is obviously happy to sign troublemakers who have hit rock bottom and have no more options. AB isn't there yet. Danny or Jerry will offer him a on of money and he'll be able to go right on being the diva he is for the time being. Why would he go somewhere that won't tolerate his nonsense right now when he knows he doesn't have to? If he further flames out this year Bill will throw him a line next year and he'll go 100/1500/20 with TB.

Yep. Shows what I know.

On the bright side, imagine if it actually works out. 

[TAC]

Brady and Belichick are probably the only QB/Coach in the league to command enough respect to keep Brown in line. But he's going to have to get in line and quick. He had better be prepared for Belichick's program.

[KevShmev]

I'll be curious to see if the league does anything.  They suspend guys for anything, but are they are going to let a player who threatened his boss with physical violence and threw a racial slur at him, get away with it?  The world is watching. 

[TAC]

I believe Goodell just licked his finger and stuck it in the air.

He'll get back to you in a few days.

[KevShmev]

Don't get me wrong, I don't expect him to do anything, and it shows what a joke the NFL is.  Guys get hammered with suspensions for smoking a little pot, but a guy who threatens one of his bosses and illegally records a phone call with another, gets rewarded and the league will do nothing.  If nothing else, this whole thing should show the dopes still crying about Kaepernick that NFL teams will put up with anything as long as you are good enough on the field.

[TAC]

He should've been suspended for calling Maylock a cracker.

The signing is sickening. If he gets in line and plays well, Pat's fans will reap the rewards, but this fan will be holding his nose the entire time.

[Cool Chris]

The NFL is probably with the current program enough to believe only white people can be racist.

[TAC]

The NFL is probably with the current program enough to believe only white people can be racist.

[King Postwhore]

He should've been suspended for calling Maylock a cracker.

The signing is sickening. If he gets in line and plays well, Pat's fans will reap the rewards, but this fan will be holding his nose the entire time.

Agree. 

[Anguyen92]

This whole thing with Antonio Brown reminds me of that one episode of Seinfeld where George is trying to do all he can to get fired from the Yankees so that he can get a better position with the Mets.  If only Antonio Brown's attempts to ditch the Raiders were as funny.

[King Postwhore]

This whole thing with Antonio Brown reminds me of that one episode of Seinfeld where George is trying to do all he can to get fired from the Yankees so that he can get a position with the Mets.  If only Antonio Brown's attempts to ditch the Raiders were as funny.

I'm laughing doubly.   It feels so true.

[Anguyen92]

Ok, in all fairness, I found his reaction, when he got released, funny.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-gwWVYmW7Y

[Cool Chris]

If there is no longer an NFL in 20 years, it won't be because of CTE, players kneeling, or missed PI calls. It will because enough fans are fed up with assholes like this. Athletes like him are almost enough for me to give up on sports altogether. I'll still participate in the Pick 'Em and run the Survivor because I like the sport, but how people continue to be passionate about any industry comprised of filth like this is beyond me.

[KevShmev]

If there is no longer an NFL in 20 years, it won't be because of CTE, players kneeling, or missed PI calls. It will because enough fans are fed up with assholes like this. Athletes like him are almost enough for me to give up on sports altogether. I'll still participate in the Pick 'Em and run the Survivor because I like the sport, but how people continue to be passionate about any industry comprised of filth like this is beyond me.

Agreed.  This is a really bad look for the NFL, the way this all went down.  They should thank their lucky stars for fantasy football and gambling.  Remove either or both from the equation and the popularity of the NFL would plummet.

[Dream Team]

Yup, the NFL continues to morph into WWE. Funny ESPN mentioned likely tampering but neglected to mention its illegal. 

[ProfessorPeart]

Yep.

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/this-is-why-everyone-hates-you-new-england-000844442.html

[El Barto]

The signing is sickening. If he gets in line and plays well, Pat's fans will reap the rewards, but this fan will be holding his nose the entire time.

I guess I just recognize that the NFL is full of scumbgs and assholes. Every team's got some and why should NE be any different? I don't have to like somebody to admire the work that they do. The NFL is not where I look for role models and heroes. If he works out, great. If he doesn't Bill will send him on his way, presumably less an amount of money that they were willing to part with.

[TheCountOfNYC]

Just realized that New England plays Pittsburgh tonight. I fully expect Brown to have a monster game against his former team.

[Dream Team]

Just realized that New England plays Pittsburgh tonight. I fully expect Brown to have a monster game against his former team.

Will be very hard for him to do that from the bench, but maybe BB can come up with a way.

[El Barto]

I don't think he's even allowed to be with the team. Wouldn't be surprised to see him in Kraft's suite as a guest, though.