In a social media post Saturday morning, Oakland Raiders wide receiver and former Pittsburgh Steelers player Antonio Brown asked the team to let him go just two days before their first game of the season.

The post ends with "Release me @Raiders."

This follows a lawsuit filed against Brown by two Pittsburgh-area people claiming the NFL star owes them tens of thousands of dollars. Brown also posted to his social media a recorded phone conversation with Raiders head coach Jon Gruden.

NFL insider Adam Schefter tweeted out that the team fined Brown, voiding more than $29 million that was guaranteed money in his contract.

Schefter speculated that could be the reason behind Brown asked to be let go by the team.

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Angie McBrayer, ex-wife of James Aaron McBrayer, leans her head on her son Sam McBrayer as she and her three children and two grandchildren (from left) Jackson McBrayer, 3, Piper Jae McBrayer, 7, Katy Isaza, and Jordan McBrayer, visit the grave of James McBrayer, Thursday, November 20, 2025, in Tifton. He died after being restrained by Tift County sheriff's deputies on April 24, 2019. His ex-wife witnessed the arrest and said she thought the deputies were being rough but did not imagine that McBrayer would die. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

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