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It’s not looking good for Antonio Brown in his grievance case against the Oakland Raiders.
After getting released by the Raiders and the Patriots this season, Brown is looking to recoup nearly $40 million lost in guaranteed money he believes is owed to him.
Will not be playing in the @NFL anymore these owners can cancel deals do whatever they want at anytime we will see if the @NFLPA hold them accountable sad they can just void guarantees anytime going on 40m 2 months will see if they pay up !
— AB (@AB84) September 22, 2019
Sources: Free agent WR Antonio Brown has officially filed grievances against the #Raiders and #Patriots, seeking to recoup more than $40M. It’s expected to be heard in the Spring. My story: https://t.co/aLk7AU5j2x
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 6, 2019
Brown is asking for $30 million from the Raiders alone.
Brown’s grievance includes a challenge of the Raiders’ discipline, which resulted in roughly $215,000 in fines. He’s also seeking a week of salary from when he requested to be released from Oakland — $860,294. He’s looking for payment of the guarantees for 2019 and 2020 — $29 million — plus his signing bonus of $1 million, which was divided into two workout bonuses.
Apparently, Brown’s case against the Raiders took a hit when the team submitted text messages AB sent to owner Mark Davis asking for his release from the team on September 7th.
Antonio Brown's grievance to recoup some his $30 million in guaranteed money took a hit in discovery when the @Raiders submitted multiple text messages from Brown to owner Mark Davis, asking for his release, per sources. The Raiders obliged Sept. 7.
— Chris Mortensen (@mortreport) October 20, 2019
Early this morning Brown posted a video on Youtube describing his time away from football and how he hopes to make a comeback soon.