Jon Gruden says Antonio Brown will play for Raiders in Week 1 against Broncos

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The autumn wind apparently can blow in a different direction at a moment's notice with the and . We're around 24 hours since that went down between Raiders star receiver and general manager Mike Mayock. That spat looked like it could spell the Vladimir Tarasenko Jersey end of Brown's brief tenure in Oakland, especially if the team decided to suspend him for Week 1 and po sibly void nearly $30 million of guaranteed money. Well, things have seemingly cooled down in this latest development in the Brown saga. Now, head coach Jon Gruden told reporters on Friday that not only is Brown back, but he will play in Monday's season opener against the Denver Broncos. "Antonio's back today," Gruden said. "We're really excited about that. Ready to move on. He's had a lot of time to think about things and we're happy to have him back." Heres Jon Gruden on being back: Vic Tafur (@VicTafur) Paul Stastny Men Jersey Gruden's comments come after Brownto the team on Friday with Oakland's team captain standing beside him. ESPN's Josina Anderson provided about the altercation between Mayock and Brown that sparked up this latest debacle. It all stemmed from the receiver being hit with fines from the team that exceeded $54,000 for unexcused absences. He was informed of those fines via a letter from Mayock, which Brown posted to his Instagram. Anderson reports that Brown then walked over to Mayock and began throwing "cu s words" in his direction. Mayock reportedly did his best to diffuse the situation, but the spat ultimately led to the Raiders to along with keeping him away from the facility on Thursday. On Friday, Brown's agent Drew Rosenhaus told ESPN that his client is looking to now put Justin Faulk Women Jersey this stuff behind him and go forward to the regular season. "There isn't an i sue as far as I'm concerned, outside of what happened a couple days ago in practice," Rosenhaus said, via . "Antonio is looking forward to putting all of this stuff behind him. He wants to play football. He wants to play for the Raiders. He wants to have a good relationship with the team. That's why he signed with them. That's why he was traded there. . Jay Bouwmeester Men Jersey . . We want him to have a good relationship with Jon Gruden, Mike Mayock, his teammates." As recently as Thursday night, the Raiders were for Week 1, but clearly things seem to be heading in Vladimir Tarasenko Men Jersey a different, more positive direction for both sides. This latest development has also made waves at how the oddsmakers are looking at Oakland's Week 1 matchup with Denver. The DEN-OAK line moved from around PK to DEN -2.5 yesterday when the Brown news broke. Within 30 minutes of Gruden's announcement Brown would play, the line is back down to DEN -1. We'll see if that's where it settles. R.J. White (@rjwhite1) Even with Gruden's definitive statement on Friday, however, would it really shock anyone if this saga flipped three or four more times before Oakland begins their 2019 season?
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