NFL Notes: Antonio Brown, 17-Game Season, HC Candidates

September 27, 2019

Despite tweeting last week that he would no longer play in the NFL, WR Antonio Brown appeared to contradict himself, tweeting, “I’m still the best why stop now.”
While three teams supposedly had interest in Brown before a Twitter tirade on Sunday, it’s likely no one will sign him until the NFL concludes its investigation of claims of sexual assault and rape. (Pro Football Talk)
Brown appeared in a deposition in Miami this week related to charges of disorderly conduct for throwing furniture off of a fourteenth-floor balcony and inflicting other damage to the apartment. (Jack Baer)
Jeremy Fowler reports that the NFLPA working through scenarios for a grievance involving Brown against the Raiders. Fowler says that the items under consideration to try to recoup include three fines, his unpaid Week 1 salary, his base salaries of $14.625 and $14.5 million and his $1 million signing bonus.

According to the Athletic’s Daniel Kaplan, the owners have dropped their idea for an expanded 18-game regular season and are instead focusing on a 17-game season.
The proposal also calls for shortening the preseason by a game or two
Kaplan adds the NFL is still discussing expanding the playoffs by an additional team per conference. Talks between the NFL and NFLPA are scheduled to resume later this year or early in 2020.

Conor Orr of SI.com takes a look at some NFL coordinators who could end up being head-coaching candidates after the season including:

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