Antonio Brown called Raiders general manager Mike Mayock a “cracker” in their heated confrontation on Wednesday, ESPN.com reported.

Brown — upset with fines for missing practices — initiated the run-in and unleashed a barrage of curses at Mayock, who tried to defuse the situation.

“[Mayock] was like, ‘I’m cool, I understand your displeasure,'” a team source told the website. “[Mayock] sort of just like … just walked away because he saw it escalate.”

This is the latest strike for Brown who spent the preseason grumbling about his old helmet model being deemed unsafe and got frostbite on his feet from a cryochamber. The Raiders are expected to suspend Brown with their season opener coming Monday against the Broncos.

Brown tried to make amends on Friday morning and issued “an emotional apology” at a team meeting alongside the Raiders captains, according to ESPN.

Those same captains allegedly went into coach Jon Gruden’s office earlier and told him that they’re fine with whatever the team decides.

“You find yourself in a situation where, as a player, as a team, you go in — as the captains did [Thursday] — and talk to Jon Gruden and say, ‘Whatever you decide to do [is fine],” said David Carr, the former Giants backup quarterback who is now an analyst on NFL Network and whose brother, Derek, is Oakland’s star quarterback.

“The players are fine with whatever happens,” Carr continued. “They would love to have Antonio Brown back. But there is a culture they’re trying to establish in Oakland, they’re trying to do things the right way, and there is one guy that is kind of holding them up right now. And that can’t be the case. Those guys collectively went into Jon Gruden and said we’re going to make sure we’re with you no matter what you decide to do.”

Brown’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, also tried to calm the situation on Friday.

“There isn’t an issue as far as I’m concerned, outside of what happened a couple days ago in practice,” Rosenhaus told ESPN. “Antonio is looking forward to putting all of this stuff behind him. He wants to play football. He wants to play for the Raiders. He wants to have a good relationship with the team. That’s why he signed with them. That’s why he was traded there. . . . We want him to have a good relationship with Jon Gruden, Mike Mayock, his teammates.”

The fact remains that the Raiders traded for Brown this offseason and increased his contract for the next three years to $50.125 million, with $30.125 million guaranteed. If he is suspended, it’s possible the contract could be voided and he could be waived — but, for now, it’s all up in the air.

“This is a difficult situation,” David Carr said. “[Gruden] hopes it works out. That’s the [sentiment] through the whole organization. They’ve gone to bat for this guy, from the helmet, missing practices, all that. Jon Gruden, the players, Derek, they like Antonio Brown. They want him to be part of this team. But then you do things that are irrational.”