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Antonio Brown’s spat with Mike Mayock reminds of T.O., Spreewell, other Bay Area infights

Mike Mayock and Antonio Brown may not know it, but they are now members of a fairly exclusive confederacy:

Bay Area management-athlete dust-ups.

Disclaimer: The following roll call is not comprehensive, nor listed in chronological order:

1. Steve Mariucci vs. Terrell Owens

Owens was a supremely talented receiver who also was a supreme pain. Mariucci, the 49ers coach, was already bristling over Owens’ antics when, on Sept. 24, 2000, T.O. caught a touchdown pass in Dallas against the Cowboys, then ran to the Dallas star at midfield where he luxuriated in his own magnificence.