If Antonio Brown threatened violence against Oakland Raiders general manager Mike Mayock, he could become eligible for discipline under the NFL’s Personal Conduct Policy.
According to Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk, the NFL is refusing to comment on questions about Brown’s potential status under the Personal Conduct Policy. The policy expressly prohibits “[v]iolent or threatening behavior toward another employee or a third party in any workplace.”
It’s not clear if Brown’s actions would constitute a violation of the policy. Brown reportedly had to be restrained from going after Mayock. While things did not actually get physical, there was a shouting match. That could potentially be construed as “threatening.”
The Raiders themselves had the chance to suspend Brown, but chose not to after he apologized to the team. It seems unlikely that the NFL would go out of its way to apply discipline where the team chose not to — if they even can — but stranger things have happened.
