The Pittsburgh Steelers have become an absolute circus in the past year. First, it started with the Le'Veon Bell situation — now they're seemingly having a fallout with Antonio Brown.

Antonio Brown

According to multiple reports, Brown skipped the last game of the season due to an “altercation” with a teammate during practice. That teammate has since been named as Ben Roethlisberger.

The Steelers locker room has been out of sorts since Bell decided to separate himself from the team after the Steelers placed the franchise tag on him once again. Multiple teammates trashed Bell in the media, with guys stating their disgust for Bell's decision. The only player to be the voice of reason in Bell's defense was Brown. He posted on Instagram in support of Bell amid a controversy where his offensive line voiced their displeasure for Bell's absence.

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Locker room issues have happened all year for Pittsburgh, with Brown adding fuel to the fire. Brown was—to teammates—surprisingly a no-show to the team's walkthrough on Saturday. This was a game Pittsburgh desperately needed to win to keep their playoff hopes alive.

The Steelers indeed missed the playoffs and Mike Tomlin has voiced his frustration with Brown directly. Could this spell the end of Brown's run in the Steel City? According to Chris Mortensen, it's expected to happen before the league year starts on March 13th—as Antonio is due a $2.5 million bonus if he is on the roster to begin the new season.

If it does in fact happen, here are three ideal destinations for the All-Pro wide receiver.

3. New York Jets

The New York Jets could definitely be in play for Brown's services if the Steelers do decide to move on. The Jets recently gave Quincy Enunwa a contract extension but still have plenty of money to dish out.

Someone will need to take in Brown's huge cap-number of $22 million in 2019. That's a tough ask especially for a WR who has character issues. He also turns 31 next July, making it tougher to trust him long-term.

If there's a team who can afford to take the risk on Brown, it's the Jets. The Jets will have a whopping $104 million in cap space to spend in 2019. This easily leaves room for New York to be in play for a marquee player like Brown.

An addition of Antonio Brown would definitely advance the development of Sam Darnold. It also would propel the offense into being a dangerous one with a couple more pieces. Brown could definitely benefit Enunwa and Robby Anderson, helping them get a lot more man coverage.

The Jets' Jamal Adams already began recruiting Brown on Twitter earlier this week.

There's no guarantee that the Steelers will part ways with Brown, but if they do, I wouldn't count the Jets out of making a splash move to get him.

2. Cleveland Browns

It's unlikely if the Steelers rid of Brown, that they would keep him in the AFC North. The last thing the Steelers need is to ship him to the Cleveland Browns and he dominates them twice a year.

The Browns are definitely one of the more intriguing destinations for Brown. They have an energetic Baker Mayfield at quarterback—which is what Brown might need from his signal-caller.

The Browns also have a young running back in Nick Chubb and of course, they have Jarvis Landry at wide receiver. The duo of Brown and Landry could be lethal especially with Mayfield chucking the ball.

Cleveland will possess $74 million this off-season to do what they wish. That wish could come in the form of trading for an All-Pro WR to put alongside Landry. Like it would boost the development of Darnold, Mayfield's potential would skyrocket with Brown.

Of course, Adams isn't the only one recruiting Brown during the turmoil in Pittsburgh.

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The power of social media could definitely come in handy in situations like this. Furthermore, the Browns could absolutely be in play for Brown this off-season if the opportunity presents itself.

1. San Francisco 49ers

The San Francisco 49ers are the most sensical place for Antonio Brown to be traded to. The Steelers would love to keep him out of their division and even keep him out of the AFC. The 49ers on the other hand, lack a go-to WR—which Brown would immediately become if he landed on the 49ers.

The 49ers have plenty of cap space to play with this summer ($53 million). What helps the 49ers is that they have already paid their hopeful franchise quarterback in Jimmy Garoppolo. He will hold a salary of $73.1 million over the next three years.

For the sake of 49ers fans, hopefully Garoppolo works out in the long-term plan. In Week 3, Garoppolo's season was cut short with him tearing his ACL against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Therefore, the 2018 season was a forgotten one among the fans in the Bay Area. Nick Mullens was a nice surprise for them under center, although Garoppolo will rightfully take his starting spot back in 2019.

The 49ers offense under Kyle Shanahan lacks weapons—especially of the WR variety. George Kittle is currently their best catcher as their tight end, although he is very talented. Kittle was among the players who began recruiting Brown.

Someone like Antonio Brown would immediately make a high-powered Shanahan offense very lethal. Flashy and swagger are two words that come to mind when describing Brown. He would love the California lifestyle with the bright lights around every corner.

I understand it's hard to trust a soon to be 31-year old WR who causes issues in the locker room. Maybe someone like Shanahan can reel him in and get him to buy into what the 49ers are building.

The 49ers will definitely need to make moves this off-season if they hope to keep up with the Los Angeles Rams within their division. Thus, the addition of someone as talented as Brown could prove to be very beneficial for a young team like San Francisco.