As the Oakland Raiders' saga with Antonio Brown and unfolded with a release on Saturday, the team's brass took roles. Head coach Jon Gruden took the “good cop” one while general manager Mike Mayock took “bad cop,” according to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network.
“Two different factions inside the building trying to figure out what the best option was for everybody in the last 24 hours.”@MikeGarafolo on how the Raiders came to the decision to release Antonio Brown 👇
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It's rather easy to assume their roles in the Brown situation. While Mayock fined, fought, and told Brown that he's either “all-in, or all-out,” Gruden did the opposite. When Mayock suspended the wide receiver, Gruden, the next day, went public to say that he will play in Week 1 of the Denver Broncos.
That never stopped Mayock for fining him again, though. After an altercation with Brown in which he allegedly called Mayock a “cracker” and threatened to hit him, Mayock issued a $215,000 fine for conduct detrimental to the team. It didn't take long for that to irritate Brown, as he took to Instagram to ask for a release. The Raiders granted his wish, then took back $30 million in guaranteed money as it was voided for the conduct detrimental to the team acts.
After Mayock fined Brown, the receiver posted a video online of a conversation between himself and Gruden. Playing the good cop role, Gruden asked Brown to come back to the team, in the process lauding him for his skills and work ethic that he claims is the best he's ever seen.
Good cop. Bad cop.
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