Oakland Raiders receiver Antonio Brown is threatening to leave football forever, reports ESPN's Adam Schefter, because his helmet of choice is prohibited for use in the NFL.
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This can't be real.
Oh, but it is. Brown participated in a two-hour conference call on Friday, Schefter reported, as part a grievance that he hopes will provide an exception to wear his old helmet. That model is a Schutt Air Advantage, according to a league source, and it was discontinued by the manufacturer earlier this decade.