That guaranteed $30 million isn't all Antonio Brown has lost lately.
Brown's partnership with helmet manufacturer Xenith was one of the few good things to come out of Brown's short, turbulent tenure with the Raiders.
After Brown's well-publicized, bizarre helmet saga after it was determined his Schutt Air Advantage helmet was no longer certified, Brown landed a partnership with Xenith and chose to wear the Xenith Shadow model of helmet.
“At Xenith, our entire business is built around designing for the football athlete – having one of the best athletes in the game choose the Xenith Shadow is an absolute honor,” Xenith CEO Ryan Sullivan said in a press release at the time.“From the first conversation we had with Antonio and his business partner Connor Kroll, it has been a collaborative effort – from designing for his on-field performance needs and high standards, to the values we share on and off the field, we look forward to many more collaborations with AB.”
It didn't last very long.
Xenith dropped Brown on Friday, two days after Brown was accused of rape by his former trainer Britney Taylor, and explicit, vile emails from Brown to Taylor regarding the alleged incidents were made public.
The helmet manufacturer, Xenith, has decided to end its relationship with Patriots’ WR Antonio Brown.
“We look forward to seeing the Xenith Shadow worn by football athletes at all levels of play this fall,” the company said today.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 13, 2019
It's not clear when Xenith made the decision to drop Brown, but Brown was again wearing a Schutt helmet in practice with the Patriots on Thursday. He wore a newer Schutt model, the Air XP, not his old Air Advantage.
No word on what helmet Brown will wear for the Patriots' Week 2 matchup against the Dolphins, in which he is still somehow allowed to play.
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