The Antonio Brown saga of 2019 really began even before the Pittsburgh Steelers benched Brown for the finale of the 2018 campaign. Brown's relationship with Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger had deteriorated, and Brown requested a trade. The Steelers acquiesced, sending the All-Pro receiver to the Oakland Raiders in a move that should've benefited all parties. The Steelers removed a headache. Brown changed teams. Oakland landed a great player. Everybody won, correct?

Not quite. As explained by SB Nation, Brown fought with the NFL over which helmet he could wear during games, got into an argument with Oakland general manager Mike Mayock, shared a bizarre YouTube video (since removed) that included a conversation between the player and Oakland coach Jon Gruden, and ultimately requested his release via Instagram (NSFW). 

Brown signed with the New England Patriots days after Oakland waived him. That same week, he was accused of sexually assaulting a former trainer, per a lawsuit filed on September 10. Then another accuser came forward, and Brown allegedly sent her threatening text messages in retaliation. After playing just one game with the Pats, he was dropped from the team, retaliating for that in tweets trashing the NFL and New England owner Robert Kraft. Then Brown dramatically claimed he was done with football forever, which no one believes. That's all as of this writing, but there will probably be more. We can't keep up with his diva behavior.

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