I’m gonna preface the stock report with a couple hundred words about erstwhile Steeler Antonio Brown, so I figured I’d give you, dear reader, the opportunity to skip this part lest I be accused of peddling clickbait or whatever. Or you can read it. I’m fine regardless.
Those of you who stuck around are by now intimately familiar with the ongoing saga between Brown, the NFL, and the Oakland Raiders—no matter how hard you tried to avoid it. Believe me, I know. The crux of the whole ordeal is Brown’s steadfast insistence on using a helmet that has been disallowed by the NFL for failing to adhere to whatever arcane and nebulous standards comprise the league’s mandated “equipment requirements.