Schefter said on social media that Brown had filed a helmet grievance against the NFL because the new helmet design "interferes with his vision."
And now this: Raiders’ WR Antonio Brown has told team officials that, unless he gets to wear his old helmet, he will not play football again, per league sources.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 9, 2019
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Antonio Brown believes the new helmet that the rules mandate he wears protrudes out and interferes with his vision as he tries to catch football. The Raiders have been sending Brown other approved helmets to try out but, at this time, he is not interested in wearing any of them.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 9, 2019
This follows reports that Brown cannot practice due to complications from a cryogenic treatment done on his feet.
According to NFL reporter Michael Silver, Brown even reportedly painted his old helmet to try to get it on the field.
13) However, sometime in the next couple of weeks, Brown once again tried to take the field with his old helmet, which he had since had repainted with colors approximating—but not completely mimicking—the Raiders’ silver-and-black design...
— Michael Silver (@MikeSilver) August 9, 2019
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