Report: Pittsburgh Steelers Trading WR Antonio Brown To Oakland Raiders
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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown is reportedly heading to the Oakland Raiders.
Sources tell NFL Insider Adam Schefter that the Steelers have made a verbal agreement for Brown to be traded to the Raiders. The Raiders will reportedly trade a third- and fifth-round pick to the Steelers.
There is a verbal agreement for Antonio Brown to be traded to the Oakland Raiders, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 10, 2019
Raiders are trading a third- and a fifth-round pick to the Steelers for WR Antonio Brown, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 10, 2019
Schefter also says the Raiders are adding money to Brown's deal.
Raiders are adding money to Antonio Brown's deal: He now will have three years worth $50.125 million - with incentives to go to $54.125 million, per source.
Where there was no guaranteed money there's now $30.125 million guaranteed, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 10, 2019
On Thursday night, there were reports that Brown could possibly be traded to the Buffalo Bills, but by Friday morning, the Bills had told the Steelers they were out after Brown reportedly would not commit to showing up in Buffalo.
The Steelers had initially set Friday as a soft deadline for Brown trade offers.
The team wanted to have a deal done before free agency starts on Wednesday.
Brown tweeted a picture of himself that had been edited to make it look like he was wearing an Oakland Raiders jersey shortly before 12:30 a.m. Sunday.
☠️☠️☠️ #RaiderNation pic.twitter.com/ul6lIVk9dE
— Antonio Brown (@AB84) March 10, 2019
The wide-receiver tweeted "#RaiderNation."
Brown later posted a video of him interacting with Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr during an NFL Pro Bowl game.
Love at first Sight...... @derekcarrqb pic.twitter.com/YiuCLq3G9z
— Antonio Brown (@AB84) March 10, 2019
According to NFL Insider Adam Schefter, with removing Antonio Brown from the Steelers roster, the team will be left with a dead-money salary-cap charge of over $21 million this upcoming season.
Antonio Brown is gone from Pittsburgh, but not forgotten. Brown will leave the Steelers with a dead-money salary-cap charge of over $21 million this season, thought to be the biggest one-year salary-cap charge in NFL history.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 10, 2019
On Sunday, Brown posted multiple photos and videos on Instagram. One video showed one of his kids wearing a Raiders helmet.
In another video, he thanked his daughter for getting him a customized Raiders baseball hat with his signature and jersey number on it.
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