Antonio Brown-chef dispute started over perceived fish head mob threat

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What in the world is going on with Antonio Brown?

The Raiders star was absent from most of training camp, as he dealt with frostbitten feet and a helmet issue that has caused the Silver and Black a massive headache they didn't plan for.

But wait, there's more.

Brown is being sued by celebrity chef Stefano Tedeschi over an unpaid $38K bill when Tedeschi cooked for Brown at the 2018 Pro Bowl. Tedeschi claims Brown unlawfully terminated their agreement and then wouldn't let him back in the house to get his stuff.

So, what led to the latest off-field drama in AB's life?

According to Tedeschi, the whole incident started over a fish head.

No, you aren't reading The Onion.

Tedeschi told TMZ that after he cooked an elaborate salmon meal for Brown's party, he put the salmon head in the freezer to make stock with the next day.

Apparently Brown and his crew had been watching "Goodfellas" that night because Tedeschi says someone from Brown's crew found the fish head and thought it was a mob threat, so Brown fired him and wouldn't let him retrieve his things.

"So they saw that fish head at maybe two in the morning and must have been whacked out of their minds," Tedeschi told TMZ. "Somebody, 'Oh my God! The chef's pissed off! It's a bad sign. Oh this could be bad. He's Italian, he's from Pittsburgh, I know all about him. "

Tedeschi initially thought it was a joke, but they were dead serious. 

"I said, 'Who could have possibly misunderstood a fish head in the freezer? Tell me, what person with intelligence could have misplaced a fish head for some mob, horse head?!'"

[RELATED: AB discusses feet ailment, helmet drama in 'Hard Knocks' clip]

Who among us hasn't lost themselves in a mob movie and then believed someone who cooks their meals is out to get them? Of course, that normally happens with 40-year-old men living in their parents' basement not star NFL wide receivers, but hey, they're just like us. 

Maybe AB wants to find a second career as a mob movie star and he was just getting into character? The Departed 2: Of Helmets, Fish Heads and Frostbite with Mark Wahlberg, Antonio Brown, Stefano Tedeschi, Roger Goodell, Jon Gruden and Mike Tomlin.

Who says no?

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