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Antonio Brown is just another headache inducing version of Terrell Owens

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The saga is over (for now). After an offseason and preseason filled with enough drama to put a daytime soap to shame, the Antonio Brown/Las Vegas Raider episodic quest of calamity is over. Brown, who had an offseason where he did his best Terrell Owens impersonation, was released by the Raiders  on Saturday. A few hours later, he was reportedly set to join the New England Patriots. Brown's release capped a long-running list of events that turned out to be more of a distraction than his talent was worth, at least for the Raiders. CBSSports compiled a  timeline of Brown's exploits here , dating back to January 2017 when he was still a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Of note was a holdout over having to use a different, league approved helmet, getting frostbitten feet after leaving them too long in a cryotherapy machine to having a yelling match with Raiders GM Mike Mayock. The question now is can Patriot head coach Bill Belichick control the madness? History says