The chances of this happening are slim and none, but it is something to think about.
Over the weekend, Antonio Brown had just found out that the Oakland Raiders were not going to suspend him and allow him to play with the team, so Brown got with his team to create a masterul video that documented a call with former head coach Jon Gruden.
May seem all well and good that he did it, but it can get him in a ton of trouble.
Antonio Brown’s Phone Recording Could Be a Huge Legal & NFL Problem https://t.co/ggV8Q30LKw
— TMZ Sports (@TMZ_Sports) September 9, 2019
“Illegally recording a phone conversation in California carries a maximum 1 year jail sentence … which could be a BIG problem for Antonio Brown if Jon Gruden wants to stick it to the WR.
It seems obvious Gruden didn’t know he was being recorded at the time of the call — and if Antonio was in California (a 2-party consent state) when he pressed “record,” he committed a misdemeanor crime.
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It’s all spelled out in California Penal Code 632 — an invasion of privacy statute that essentially forbids the recording of a conversation without the knowledge/consent of both parties.
If convicted, it carries a maximum 1-year jail sentence, $2,500 in fines and other penalties.”
Even Gruden was to go through with it, the likelihood of Brown being sent to jail would be slim, but he would face a penalty from the National Football League which could result in a suspension.
We’ve already seen the NFL suspend the likes of Ezekiel Elliott once before and he was neither charged nor convicted of a crime when he hit with a 6-game suspension
