Maybe Oakland Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown is all in after all? On Sunday night general manager Mike Mayock made some pointed comments about Brown's absence from the team, and it appears Brown heard him because according to Adam Schefter of ESPN, Brown is back with the team practicing.
Raiders’ WR Antonio Brown was at practice today, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 19, 2019
It's unclear exactly what helmet he is wearing or where he stands in terms of getting a new helmet, but this is a good step in the right direction.
On Sunday night, Mayock came out and said he felt like the team had exhausted all options to get Brown back in his old helmet, so it was up to Brown to decide if he was all in or all out with the team.
Article Continues Below“Antonio Brown is not here today, and here's the bottom line: He's upset about the helmet issue. We have supported that. We appreciate that. We have, at this point, exhausted all avenues of relief. From our perspective, it's time for him to be all-in or all-out.
“We're hoping he is back soon. We have 89 guys busting their tails. We are really excited about where this franchise is going, and we hope AB is going to be a big part of it starting Week 1 against Denver. End of story. No questions.”
Even if the helmet issue isn't solved yet, it's good that Brown is back around the team and hopefully everything else will work itself out.
Brown also returned to practice late last week only to skip Sunday night's practice, so hopefully, that isn't the case again this time around.