Rosenhaus: Raiders' Antonio Brown Has Multiple Sponsorship Offers for New Helmet

Agent Drew Rosenhaus said Antonio Brown has "multiple" offers from companies who want to create a custom helmet for him that passes NFL safety regulations. 

"As a result of all the publicity accrued from our efforts to get him to wear that helmet, he has multiple offers on the table right now from various companies to custom-make a helmet for him and pay him quite a bit of money," Rosenhaus told SiriusXM NFL Radio on Monday.

"We have found, without getting into specifics, some very suitable alternatives. We're very excited. Antonio will be wearing a helmet. He won't be missing any time, and he'll be getting paid a lot of money to do so. It's sort of a happy ending, even though he won't be able to wear the old helmet."

Brown lost a second grievance to wear his preferred Schutt Air Advantage helmet over the weekend. He had appealed to the NFL to give him a one-year grace period with the helmet because it was not initially on the league's banned list until earlier this month. Other players who wore since-banned helmets were given a one-year grace period in 2018.

The NFLPA sided with the league in Brown's grievance and even submitted an affidavit in support of the NFL, per Paul Gutierrez of ESPN. Despite it being atypical for the players union to not side with a member, this was considered an important safety issue on both sides of the aisle. The NFL and NFLPA work together on equipment testing and regulation.

Brown's preferred Schutt Air Advantage helmet was banned initially because it was over 10 years old, thus automatically disqualifying it for approval. When Brown found newer models, the league tested and failed the helmet on safety grounds.

Brown left Raiders training camp twice over the issue, frustrating the franchise that traded for him this offseason. General manager Mike Mayock called the Pro Bowler out publicly on Aug. 18, saying he needs to be "all in or all out."

Brown has since returned to practice but did not play in the Raiders' third preseason game in Canada. It's apparent that the saga is over, and Brown somehow found a way to turn the controversy into an endorsement opportunity.