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Antonio Brown’s Bizarre Raiders Stint One Of Most ‘Frustrating’ Times Of Jon Gruden’s Career

On the football field, you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone more talented than Antonio Brown. During his prime, Brown was arguably the best player in the NFL. However, his attitude off the field ended up destroying his legacy. The start of his fall began after the Steelers traded Brown to the Oakland Raiders in 2019. Shockingly, the Raiders cut Brown before he ever played for them. Jon Gruden, who was the Raiders’ head coach at that time, looks back at that as one of the most frustrating times of his career.

“I never got around Antonio [Brown] enough,” Gruden said recently on Bussin’ with the Boys.