This hour on "As the World Turns" with Antonio Brown, the Raiders wide receiver has posted a video on YouTube that appears to show a phone conversation with coach Jon Gruden.
The conversation comes as part of a video with videos of national talk show hosts being critical of Brown as well as clips of the wide receiver working out in his pool and hanging out at his home.
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It's an odd thing that has to be seen. You can see it here. We do warn you, there is some explicit language.
What is most notable about the video is that it starts with the conversation with the man who sounds like Gruden and he sounds exasperated.
The quote though, that should draw the most attention is the following: "Let me ask you this, do you want to be a Raider or not?" the man who could be Gruden asks.
"Man, I've been trying to be a Raiders since Day 1," Brown said. "I've been f—ing working my a— off harder than anyone, I don't know why it's a question of me being a Raider, it's like, do you guys want me to be a Raider?"
On the video, there is a clear pause. A full three seconds pass before a response.
"Please stop this s— and just play football," the man who sounds like Gruden said. "How hard is that? You're a great football player, just play football."
Now, this should be noted: This is an edited and produced video. It has music in the background, it is in black and white and there are sounds here and there of editing in conversation.
This very well could be a chopped up conversation and may not have been said. There is, in fact, a very famous impersonator of Gruden who does his voice perfectly, so it's not impossible to fake.
Also, there is a law in California that makes it illegal to post a recorded conversation of someone without their permission, so there could be legal ramifications tied to this if Brown posted it without Gruden's permission and it actually is the coach.
"California's wiretapping law is a "two-party consent" law," Cal. Penal Code § 632 states. "California makes it a crime to record or eavesdrop on any confidential communication, including a private conversation or telephone call, without the consent of all parties to the conversation."
All of that being said, if this is a real conversation Brown had with Gruden it is very telling.
Brown also put a comment below the video.
"With all these false narratives antagonizing me, it's time for me to control my own narrative," he wrote. "Show the world I'm not the bad guy. Show the world you can free yourself from the lies and become your own person. I am not just AB the football player, I am Antonio Brown, the person, who paved a way for himself to be in charge of his own life. Watch for yourself. Link in bio. Free me!"
His comment on Instagram. pic.twitter.com/trmH5qeMHt
— Raider Cody (@RaiderCody) September 7, 2019