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Antonio Brown Turns Himself In To Police

Jan 24, 2020 8:35 AM

Antonio Brown turned himself in to Broward County Jail on Thursday night in response to an arrest warrant filed against him on three charges.

The wide receiver arrived at about 10 p.m. ET prepared to face his outstanding charges of felony burglary with battery, burglary of an unoccupied conveyance and criminal mischief stemming from a Tuesday incident outside his home in which he allegedly assaulted a moving truck driver.

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Arrest Warrant Issued For Antonio Brown

Jan 23, 2020 7:50 AM

The Hollywood (Florida) Police Department has issued an arrest warrant for Antonio Brown following allegations that he and his trainer attacked a moving company truck driver near Brown's home.

Spokesman Christian Latta said in a news release that Brown faces charges of burglary with battery -- a felony -- burglary of an unoccupied conveyance and criminal mischief.

Police said they made several attempts to contact Brown to question him about the incident, but the wide receiver retreated into his home and ignored their requests to speak with him.

Brown's trainer, Glenn Holt, had been arrested on a felony burglary with battery charge on Tuesday. He posted a $20,000 bond on Wednesday and was released from Broward County Jail.

Brown threw a rock at the driver's moving truck before the alleged battery outside of his home Tuesday, according to court documents obtained by TMZ.

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Some Tentative Agreements In Place On New CBA, Major Issues Remain

Jan 17, 2020 8:01 AM

NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith sent a memo to players Thursday detailing the state of the current Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations with the league.

In the memo, Smith notes some tentative agreements between the two sides on issues including revenue to players, increases in minimum salaries, reduction of contact during training camp practices, decreases in fines for on-field contact and modifications to the league's drug policy. But Smith also notes that "the major issues separating us are significant enough that we cannot recommend to our membership that we should accept a deal in this state at this time."

Pelissero reports that the "major issues" the memo outlines include max revenue split, minimum cash spending requirements, continuation of the league's Legacy Fund and removing the funding rule as a barrier to guaranteed contracts.

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John Mara: NFL May Need To Use Rooney Rule For Feeder Positions

Jan 13, 2020 12:22 PM

When the Rooney Rule was implemented in 2003, there were three African-American head coaches, one general manager and zero majority owners. In 2020, there are three African-American head coaches, one general managers and zero majority owners.

“We’re obviously using the Rooney Rule for the head coaching candidates, but I think we may have to use the rule for the feeder positions, especially on the offensive side of the ball because that’s where so many of the head coaches come from," said John Mara. "We talked in December on the Workplace Diversity Committee about feeding the pipeline further. I can tell you: This is a real concern of the commissioner and the league.”

“So much of this is about introducing young coaches a head coach or owner wouldn’t know to a new group of influencers,” one club president told me last week.

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NFL To Discipline Patriots For Latest Video Scandal

Jan 4, 2020 11:57 AM

The NFL will discipline the New England Patriots for acknowledged game-day video violations in Cincinnati.

The Patriots admitted that their production crew inappropriately filmed the field and sideline during a Dec. 8 game.

The crew was credentialed by the Browns for a web series called "Do Your Job".

"The sole purpose of the filming was to provide an illustration of an advance scout at work on the road," a Patriots statement said at the time. "There was no intention of using footage for any other purpose."

In 2007, the Patriots were fined and forced to give up their 2008 first round pick for videotaping defensive play calls at the New York Jets. The franchise was fined $250,000 while Bill Belichick was fined $500,000.

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