Well, it looks like Antonio Brown wants to be traded after all.

After it looked like there was some momentum building toward Brown returning to the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2019, the wide receiver has reiterated his demand to be dealt, according to Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports.

La Canfora reports that the relationship between Brown and the Steelers organization has only deteriorated since the end of the season, with recent negative interactions all but severing ties.

Brown has reportedly been ignoring the phone calls of Pittsburgh owner Art Rooney II, as well as several other members of the Steelers organization. In addition, he has been telling teammates for weeks that he never intends to wear black and gold again.

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Pittsburgh wants to trade Brown to an NFC team, which is not the least bit surprising. The Steelers also have no intention of letting Brown dictate the process and will move him as they see fit.

The relationship between Brown and the Steelers became permanently fractured in the week leading up to the season finale, as Brown got into a heated dispute with Ben Roethlisberger and apparently threw a football at the quarterback. Brown then refused to practice, complained of knee pain but refused to go for an MRI and went AWOL on the team before being consequently benched by head coach Mike Tomlin for Pittsburgh's Week 17 game against the Cincinnati Bengals.

On the season, Brown hauled in 104 receptions for 1,297 yards and a league-leading 15 touchdowns en route to his sixth straight Pro Bowl appearance.