Antonio Brown stepped to the podium, but didn’t take questions, on Friday after head coach Jon Gruden announced that he would be playing on Monday night.
“I’m excited to be out here today,” a clearly subdued Brown told reporters at the club’s Alameda headquarters.
Brown had lived through a turbulent few days, which included a near fight with GM Mike Mayock and the public threat of a suspension.
#Raiders WR Antonio Brown “I’m excited to be out here with my team. I apologized to my teammates. Enough talk.” @nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/N6otdQx9FT
— MJ Acosta (@MJAcostaTV) September 6, 2019“I want to apologize to my teammates (and) the organization,” Brown continued. “Enough talk, man. I’m excited to be out here with my teammates, grateful for all the fans. I’m excited to be part of the Raiders, and I’ll see you guys soon.”
After Brown departed from the scrum, ESPN's Dianna Russini delivered some ace reporting, catching up with the veteran on the side. Here's the low down:
I just spoke to Antonio Brown about the last 24 hours....
— Dianna (@diannaESPN) September 6, 2019I asked him how he’s feeling he said he’s better. I asked him if he’s happy? He said yeah, better. As for what happened on the field with Raiders GM Mike Mayock...
— Dianna (@diannaESPN) September 6, 2019Antonio Brown told me there was never a scuffle at practice. He said he did not use the word “cracker” and would never use that word...Everything has been blown out of proportion”“I spoke with Mike Mayock 1-on-1, man-to-man.”#Raiders
— Dianna (@diannaESPN) September 6, 2019Brown and the Raiders meet up with the Broncos at 7:20 pm on Monday at the Coliseum, the second leg of the MNF doubleheader.
