{"id":26918,"date":"2019-10-24T13:16:28","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T18:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/?p=26918"},"modified":"2019-10-24T13:21:23","modified_gmt":"2019-10-24T18:21:23","slug":"the-top-five-surprises-of-the-nfl-season-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2019\/10\/24\/the-top-five-surprises-of-the-nfl-season-so-far\/","title":{"rendered":"The Top Five Surprises of the NFL Season So Far"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Attention NFL fans, Carolina Panthers quarterback Kyle Allen<\/a> has a better record as a starter through Week 6 this year than Baker Mayfield, the Cleveland Brown\u2019s signal-caller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This NFL season has been incredibly unpredictable, with some marvelous moments, emerging stars and rising contenders. Through six weeks, I counted down the top five biggest surprises of the season so far:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5: The Antonio Brown enigma<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Antonio Brown has always been known for his generational talent and his flashy, empathic personality that spurs from coming up through the ranks as an underdog. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But everyone witnessed the shenanigans that took place as his time drew to a close in Pittsburgh as he burned every bridge he had after he requested a trade and started feuding online with his teammates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eventually, Pittsburgh caved to his demands and traded him for an average price tag to the Oakland Raiders due to his locker room antics. That move drew attention to an already vocal squad of polar personalities all over the board. It looked as if the Raiders were among the top of the league talent-wise and ready to make waves with team chemistry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Brown in a press conference with the Raiders. (YouTube\/Antonio Brown)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

But shortly before the start of the season, Brown defied the \u201cO\u201d and was released upon his demand out of nowhere after a multiple week struggle over keeping a certain type of helmet and disrespecting his team\u2019s GM after a heated exchange. Brown got his wish after his twitter post marked his release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The world was shocked several hours after this as Brown almost immediately signed with the best dynasty in NFL history, the New England Patriots. It would have been a nightmare season for opposing fans had Brown not once again reigned supreme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After one successful game in a Pats\u2019 uniform, disturbing sexual abuse allegations surfaced days later. The Patriots are a very logical and fact-based organization and I don\u2019t think they would have released Brown if they didn\u2019t have reason to believe these allegations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nonetheless, they cut Brown<\/a>, retracting all guaranteed money from his contract. Within a month, Brown had gone from one of the most talented receivers ever, to a controversial, toxically vocal locker room cancer. It\u2019s truly one of the most shocking turn arounds of all-time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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