The Facts: The Raiders announced that Brown has been released from the team.

Diehards Line:From the moment the latest string of events began to unfold between Brown and the Raiders, this outcome was certainly among the possibilities. In a post on his verified Instagram account this morning, Brown requested his release after Oakland fined Brown $215,073.53 last night for conduct detrimental to the team on Sept. 4. In doing so, the Raiders voided the $29.125 million worth of guaranteed money in his deal. In addition to fining Brown, the Raiders sent Brown a letter that he no longer will be entitled to termination pay if they release him. The Raiders believe they already had license to void his $30 million in guaranteed money from his failure to practice and other infractions. They believed they could move on. And now they have.