While the Antonio Brown saga might seem like it’ll never end, a resolution could actually be forced relatively soon. “The Steelers will try to trade Brown sometime during a five-day window that begins March 13, when the new NFL season opens, and March 17, the date on which the Steelers would have to pay him a $2.5 million roster bonus”, writes Tim Benz of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
It makes sense why the Steelers have no interest in paying him the roster bonus, and if that’s the case we should know where Brown will be playing next year within the next couple of weeks. Steelers GM Kevin Colbert confirmed yesterday that three teams have inquired about a trade for Brown. Having a set date they need to trade him by would seem to reduce Pittsburgh’s leverage in trade talks. League executives are already saying they don’t expect the Steelers to fetch more than a third round pick.
Here’s more from around the AFC:
- The Broncos won’t be re-signing cornerback Tramaine Brock this offseason, according to Mike Klis of Denver 9 News. Klis also writes “the odds aren’t great for” fellow cornerback Bradley Roby being brought back, so Denver’s secondary will be undergoing a significant amount of turnover this offseason. Denver’s once vaunted ‘No Fly Zone’ is a thing of the past, and the team needs a young cornerback to develop next to Chris Harris Jr. Brock is 30, and coming off a down year, he could struggle to find a ton of interest on the open market. Roby was Denver’s first round pick back in 2014 and started 15 games last year, but has mostly been a disappointment and fallen out of favor with the front office.
- The Ravens signed cornerback Tavon Young to an extension a couple of days ago, and they might not be done handing out new deals just yet. Left tackle Ronnie Stanley, outside linebacker Matt Judon, and kicker Justin Tucker are all “logical candidates” for extensions as they prepare to head into the last years of their contracts, writes Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic (Twitter link). Tucker remains the league’s best kicker, so the team will almost certainly prioritize a new deal for him that should break records.
- In case you missed it, the Patriots’ McCourty twins have both announced they plan to continue playing in 2019.
Lol @ Steelers fans thinking they’ll get a first rounder for AB. you have no leverage.
100% agree, the longer this goes on the worst the return is imo.
Small Steelers rant, they are not in a good place this is more than AB or Bell, more than Tomlin, this starts with the front office. You can’t have Colbert making the comments he has recently “… But they’re still not the Super Bowl winning player Ben is. That’s why he is and will continue to be the unquestioned leader of this team.” So going off that logic Trent Dilfer would be the unquestioned leader of that team cause he’s a super bowl winning QB.
Let him sit like bell
And get nothing in return? Sad.
Tomlin will be fired after this season.
Well… at least They’ll still have Mr Rapey at QB.
Your dad?
Madman the TX size Snitch…
Could the Rams matchup with the Steelers in a potential trade? AB and a draft pick for Gurley? The Rams really misused Gurley at the end of the year and I’d have to imagine there being some hurt feelings from Gurley.
Seems like the right RB can do well in McVay’s system.