Oakland Raiders wide receiver and former Pittsburgh Steelers player Antonio Brown will reportedly not play this season, not because of his foot troubles, but because he cannot wear his old helmet, according to NFL insider Adam Schefter.

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Schefter said on social media that Brown had filed a helmet grievance against the NFL because the new helmet design "interferes with his vision."

This follows reports that Brown cannot practice due to complications from a cryogenic treatment done on his feet.

According to NFL reporter Michael Silver, Brown even reportedly painted his old helmet to try to get it on the field.

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Healthcare at College Park, a nursing home in Fulton County, GA, stands shuttered with its door chained on July 26, 2025, having closed in recent months.  Researchers at Brown University developed a list of U.S. nursing homes they predicted were at risk of closing based on 2023 data, and would be at elevated risk of closing due to the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act's cuts to Medicaid. Healthcare at College Park was on their list.  It survived past its last federal inspection in August of 2024 but has now closed down. The bill's biggest provisions will roll out over years starting Jan. 1. (Ariel Hart/AJC)

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