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ALAMEDA Womens Derek Carr Jersey , Calif. (AP) — After making a couple of big splashes to improve their offense, the Oakland Raiders have now turned to upgrading their struggling defense.The Raiders agreed to a four-year contract with versatile free-agent safety Lamarcus Joyner, a person familiar with the deal said Tuesday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the move can’t be finalized until the new league year starts Wednesday.The move to bring in Joyner comes after the Raiders agreed to a trade with Pittsburgh for prolific receiver Antonio Brown and agreed on the richest contract ever for an offensive lineman with a deal to add tackle Trent Brown.Oakland will give Antonio Brown a new three-year contract worth $50.125 million and Trent Brown will get a deal worth $66 million over four years, according to a person familiar with those moves who spoke on condition of anonymity because they hadn’t been announced. ESPN reported Joyner’s deal will be worth about $42 million as the Raiders are spending liberally after going 4-12 in coach Jon Gruden’s first season back on the sideline.Joyner now will help upgrade a defense that ranked last in the league in yards allowed per play (6.27) and points allowed per game (29.2) last season.Joyner played this past season on the franchise tag for the Rams, earning $11.3 million. But Los Angeles went in another direction, signing former Baltimore safety Eric Weddle last week to be Joyner’s replacement.The 28-year-old Joyner was originally a second-round pick by the Rams in 2014 and played 67 games over five seasons with the franchise. He has four interceptions and 25 passes defensed in his career.The Raiders coveted Joyner for his versatility; he has experience playing cornerback, in the slot and safety. But he was at his best after moving exclusively to free safety the past two seasons under coordinator Wade Phillips.Joyner will provide a needed boost to Oakland’s secondary and will be expected to start alongside Karl Joseph with recently re-signed Erik Harris providing depth for coordinator Paul Guenther. Marcus Gilchrist and Reggie Nelson are free agents and are not expected to return.Joyner and Joseph are small in stature, with Joyner listed at 5-foot-8 and Joseph just two inches taller. That could cause problems matching up against bigger tight ends like Kansas City’s Travis Kelce. We look at a day-by-day account of just how Antonio Brown dominated the news cycle while barely setting foot in Raiders training camp." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesSilver And Black Pride homepageHorizontal - WhiteSilver And Black Pridean Oakland Raiders communityFollow Silver And Black Pride online:Follow Silver And Black Pride on TwitterFollow Silver And Black Pride on FacebookLog in or sign upLog InSign UpSite searchSearchSearchSilver And Black Pride main menuFanpostsFanshotsRaidersOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 321 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Raiders StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Raiders NewsYahoo Raiders Team PageYahoo Raiders ReportYahoo Raiders Depth ChartYahoo Raiders TransactionsYahoo Raiders PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub ✕Drama timeline: Even while ABsent, Raiders training camp was all ABout ABNew,120commentsWe look at a day-by-day account of just how Antonio Brown dominated the news cycle while barely setting foot in Raiders training camp.PDTShare this storyShare this on FacebookShare this on TwitterShareAll sharing optionsShareAll sharing options for:Drama timeline: Even while ABsent, Raiders training camp was all ABout ABTwitterFacebookRedditPocketFlipboardEmailPhoto by Christian Petersen/Getty ImagesTraining camp report day seems like it was six months ago, doesn’t it? That was the day Jon Gruden was asked about Antonio Brown taking a hot air balloon ride that morning and Gruden perhaps jokingly said he expected a lot more drama from Antonio Brown. If this were a movie or, let’s say a reality show (cough-Hard-Knocks-cough), that would be what we call foreshadowing.Gruden had no idea what he was in for over the next three weeks plus. A look at the timeline of events is pretty staggering. If you are in the ‘any publicity is good publicity’ camp, then you are probably thinking Antonio Brown is ready to have his star on the Hollywood walk of fame right about now.Let’s relive it, shall we.July 26 - Antonio Brown opens Raiders Napa training camp in style with hot air balloon ride, Gruden expected ‘a lot more drama’ Training camp report day. That morning Antonio Brown takes hot air balloon ride. Initially people were wondering if he actually showed up at the Napa Marriott in the balloon which would really be something, but no. Regardless, he made himself the top story from day one.July 27 - Training camp opens with Antonio Brown on NFI, expected to miss a weekThe team said they had known about the injury for a couple weeks and that Brown was expected to miss a week of camp. Yeah, about that...July 28 - Training camp day two: Antonio Brown return to practice a brief oneThe most exciting part of today’s practice happened right from the start of the day. When Antonio Brown took the field with his teammates. But it didn’t last long. Once stretching was to begin, his day was done.July 29 - Antonio Brown posts video of son running route, catching pass from Derek Carr's sonDay three and Brown was once again not practicing. Through three practices, Antonio Brown and Derek Carr's kids had practiced together more this camp than their dads. And it was freaking adorable.July 30 - Training camp day four: Antonio Brown suits up, schools defensive backs like he never leftThe players took the field and Antonio Brown was with them. And he mad it to stretching and warmups this time. He went through one session of one-on-ones and his day was done. This time when he left, he was not seen again for a while. Unless you watched Hard Knocks that is.July 31 - Antonio Brown ‘ready to unleash’ in Raiders camp and fellow receivers can’t wait With the taste AB gave everyone on day four, his coaches and teammates were convinced it was the start of something. That his workload would only increase from that point forward. Narrator: It didn’t.July 31 - Antonio Brown comes in at No.7 in the NFL Top 100 listHey some of that nice fluffy good news. We’re reminded of the talent Brown is when he’s on the field.August 1 - Training camp day five: Antonio Brown absent again, posts video showing blistered feetThe Raiders returned to work after a day off. We really thought that would mean AB was back. But alas Womens Antonio Brown Jersey , he was mysteriously gone again (sad trombone).August 3 - Antonio Brown to see foot specialist for blistered feetThose gruesome feet of his needed checked out. And by a specialist because this is a considerably uncommon affliction.August 6 - Antonio Brown foot injury said to be frostbite, still no timetable for return to RaidersThere have been a lot of theories as to what is going on with Antonio Brown’s feet. One theory I heard from a source in the medical field was frostbite from improper or prolonged use of cryogenic machine.August 6 - Hard Knocks premieres and Antonio Brown is heavily featuredMan, if you caught the first episode of Hard Knocks, you’d think Antonio Brown attended most of Raiders camp. And it kind of felt that way in real life too. But nope. One series of drills in nearly two weeks of camp. But the Hark Knocks people sure got a lot of mileage out of it. August 8 - Sports doctor chimes in with diagnosis on Antonio Brown's feetWednesday, noted sports doctor Dr Chao chimed in once again to give his diagnosis on what’s going on with Antonio Brown’s feet based on new infoAugust 10 - Raiders head coach Jon Gruden offers unwavering support for Antonio Brown through foot injury absence and helmet grievance Jon Gruden stepped in front of the mic following the team’s first preseason game and sent a message of support for his embattled star receiver. Because you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.August 12 - Raiders WR Antonio Brown loses helmet appeal, makes statement ‘looking forward to rejoining my teammates’ once healthy An NFL arbitrator has ruled against Antonio Brown’s appeal to wear his old helmet. At which point he said he suggested his feet issues were the only reason he hadn’t been practicing.August 13 - NFL now says it will allow Antonio Brown to wear his helmet model, if he can find a newer oneBrown immediately began searching for a Schutt Air Advantage manufactured within the last ten years.August 13 - Antonio Brown’s agent made sure the media knew his client would be returning that day to join Raiders in Napa And return he did. Not to practice, mind you. He showed up at the tail end of practice to address the media and ‘clear the air’August 13 - Raiders confident Antonio Brown will be ready for season, agent says helmet issue overblownNot only did AB speak, but Drew Rosenhaus was there as well to offer the version of things he wanted everyone to cover. That being that Brown’s injury is serious, no laughing matter, and that too much was being made about the helmet issue. Certainly that it was NOT the reason he wasn’t in camp.August 13 - Second episode of Hard Knocks airs with inside look at Gruden frustrations with AB absenceGruden said when asked by the media that he was always aware of where Antonio Brown was and what was going on with him, but through the Hard Knocks lens, he was clearly pretty frustrated with the lack of information and communication when it came to Brown’s status and whereabouts. At one point he literally says “Can anyone tell me where my friend Antonio Brown is?”August 14 - Celebrity chef is suing Antonio Brown for unpaid billThe actual court filing occurred at the end of July, but the report came out the day after Brown and his agent had attempted to put out other media fires surrounding him. Throw some more logs on that blaze.August 15 - Antonio Brown suits up, catches passes from Derek Carr during pregame in ArizonaNo better damage control than to see Brown suited up, with a helmet, catching passes and looking like he absolutely ready to go. If this were the start of something, everything else would be water under the bridge.August 16 - ‘Hell yeah’ Jon Gruden was encouraged by Antonio Brown suiting up, anticipates he will practice this weekGruden’s spirits were as high as they’d been all camp with regard to Antonio Brown. And he was very optimistic Brown would return to finish out camp. August 17 - Antonio Brown full participant in Raiders camp walk-thrus, Derek Carr sees nothing holding him backThe optimism from Gruden continued and Derek Carr joined in as well. Brown was not limited in their walk-thrus, giving Derek Carr every reason to think Brown was finally back full go and ready to prepare for the season.August 17 - Antonio Brown has harsh words for NFL as league rejects another helmet After allowing Brown to seek a Schutt Air Advantage helmet newer than ten years old, the NFL tested the helmet and deemed it unsafe, thereby denying his request to use it. What a clusterf—k.August 18 - Antonio Brown not practicing again over helmet issue, Raiders give ultimatum ‘it’s time for him to be all in or all out’What a difference a day makes. Saturday Jon Gruden and Derek Carr were ecstatic about Antonio Brown participating in walk-thrus and both talked with near certainty that Brown would continue to be a full participant in practices. That all changed when the league denied his helmet loophole attempt. The Raiders finally put their foot down and took off the kid gloves. A tweet or instagram post? Another bombshell report?More importantly, where do we go from here? There’s no practice Monday. Camp broke in Napa a day earlier than originally scheduled. The next practice will be in Alameda on Tuesday. We may have an idea of how Antonio responds to Mike Mayock’s ultimatum. It’s clear Mayock and Gruden want him in Alameda with his teammates. If he doesn’t show up, things could go from bad to worse.Update: This is the best I can do for an update on this:Follow @LeviDamien