Antonio Brown may not receive any payment from Raiders – ProFootballTalk

As the Raiders make a decision on the future of receiver Antonio Brown, there is no chance he will finally receive a penny from the new contract he signed with the team in March.

PFT obtained an analyzed copy of the contract. The signing bonus of $ 1 million contained in the transaction actually took the form of a pair of $ 500,000 guaranteed training bonuses for 2019 and 2020. The 2019 payment, however, depended on Brown's at least 85% of the 2019 program.

According to a league sources, NFLPA records reveal that he did not earn $ 500,000, which means he did not participate in at least $ 500,000. 85% of the off season program. So, to date, Brown has not received any payments from the Raiders under the contract.

And he will end up having none. Brown's remaining guarantees, amounting to $ 29.625 million (2019 salary, 2020 training bonus, 2020 salary), may be canceled if suspended. In reality, the wording of the contract makes it possible to cancel the guarantees even without suspension; the behavior for which he was fined $ 53,950 already puts him in default.

The following is the wording of the contract for each guaranteed payment: "Notwithstanding this guarantee of competence, bodily injury and ceiling, the player must report to the club, train with the club, play with the club and respect all conditions of the contract, including any amendments to this contract. . If at any time, the player does not show up at the club; does not practice or play with the club; leave the club without prior written permission (including, but not limited to, retirement); does not honor any of the conditions of the contract (including any amendments); is suspended by the NFL or club for prejudicial conduct, violation of the NFL's personal driving policy, violation of agreements between the club and the player. . . then the player will be in default. . . and the Skill, Injury and Capability guarantee will be null and void and the player will only be eligible to earn the remainder of his salary indicated in paragraph 5 on an unsecured weekly basis. "

Since he left the training camp for a day and that he otherwise missed a walkthrough, Brown is already in default. The Raiders could cancel the guarantees and cut it.

If, of course, they cut Brown, he becomes a free agent. Which means that he can sign with anyone. The question would be if anyone wants it – and if the Raiders want to pay something to Brown to prevent it from playing for someone else.