It turns out Antonio Brown may not be welcome in New England, which has housed plenty disgruntled superstars such as himself.

While many speculate the Patriots will buy low on the enigmatic 31-year-old — who was released by the Raiders on Saturday — Pro Football Talk, citing a league source, reports such a partnership is a “long shot.” It’s unclear what teams might have interest in Brown, who is eligible to sign anywhere 4 p.m. ET Saturday.

The seven-time Pro Bowler was axed Saturday following a hellish offseason with Oakland that included: frostbitten feet, HelmetGate, threatened retirement, at least one verbal confrontation with Raiders GM Mike Mayock, a bizarre video that included an emotional phone call with head coach John Gruden and an Instagram post demand to be released.

“Now that Antonio is a free agent, we are focused on the future and I will immediately work on signing him to a new team,” Brown’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, told ESPN. “Antonio (who can’t play until Week 2) is looking forward to a new beginning.”

Of course, the Patriots — who could use another offensive threat — have cleaned up an Oakland mess before. In 2007, Bill Belichick famously traded for a fed-up Randy Moss to team him up with Tom Brady, and the two combined for a league-leading 23 touchdowns.

And the verdict is still up in the air on Josh Gordon — whom the Patriots acquired from Cleveland last September following wideout’s years of trouble with the NFL’s substance-abuse policy.

Neither Moss nor Gordon, though, carried the same level of baggage as Brown, who might not be willing to take the minimum salary the Patriots may be willing to offer.

The Raiders had yet to pay Brown the $29 million he was owed, and no longer have to unless Brown files and wins a grievance against the organization.