The Oakland Raiders have cut wide receiver Antonio Brown, the team announced Saturday. So quarterback Derek Carr won’t have his top receiver against the Denver Broncos on “Monday Night Football” in Week 1.
Brown, 31, is widely considered one of the most talented receivers in the NFL but he was a major headache in Oakland this summer.
After he caught104 passes for 1,297 yards and 15 touchdowns with the Pittsburgh Steelers last season, Brown was traded to the Raiders in exchange for third- and fifth-round draft picks this offseason.
Brown missed practice this summer after burning his feat during a cryotherapy session. He then missed more practice while settling a helmet dispute with the NFL. Brown then allegedly punted a football at practice and got into an argument with GM Mike Mayock over a fine.
The Raiders deemed Brown’s actions as “conduct detrimental to the team,” which meant Oakland could void the guaranteed money in his contract. That upset and the receiver and he asked for his release Saturday morning.
Oakland quickly granted his request.
With Brown gone, the Raiders top WRs will be Tyrell Williams, Hunter Renfrow, J.J. Nelson, Dwayne Harris and Ryan Grant. Oakland also has two WRs on the practice squad: Marcell Ateman and Rico Gafford.
