Raiders Rumors: Antonio Brown's New Schutt Helmet Failed NFL Safety Testing

Oakland Raiders receiver Antonio Brown's helmet drama continues. 

After his grievance to allow him to continue to wear his old helmet was denied earlier this week, Brown found an updated version of the Schutt AiR Advantage. However, according to ProFootballTalk, the seven-time Pro Bowler will not be permitted to wear it after it failed the NFL's safety testing:

When ProFootballTalk said the NFL stood for "No F--kin' Loopholes" following the latest ruling, Brown responded (Warning: Link contains NSFW language) by saying: "NFL N---as For Life ! Super Prejudice unbelievable!"

Though ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Aug. 9 that Brown was considering retiring if the NFL did not let him wear the helmet he wore for his first nine seasons in the league, Brown made it clear after his appeal was denied that he was prepared to move forward: 

That didn't stop him from looking for his helmet of choice, though:

Brown's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, revealed Tuesday that they had found a desired helmet that had been manufactured in the last 10 years, which appeared to be a stipulation set by the NFL. Per ProFootballTalk's Mike Florio, the helmet in question was manufactured for a movie. It did not get approved by the league.

The 31-year-old wideout has been sidelined for most of training camp and the preseason—but because of injury, not necessarily because of the helmet drama.

Brown is trying to work his way back from extreme frostbite suffered after he failed to wear the proper footwear inside of a cryotherapy machine. Per ESPN's Paul Gutierrez, Raiders coach Jon Gruden expects Brown to be a full participant in practice at some point in the not-so-distant future.