After a crazy few days, Antonio Brown finally has a new team in the Oakland Raiders. The Pittsburgh Steelers have reportedly agreed to send the perennial All-Pro wide receiver to Oakland in exchange for 2019 third and fifth-round picks.
Before the deal was announced by reporters, Brown posted a graphic of himself wearing a Raiders uniform on his social media accounts. Shortly after, he tweeted at Raiders starting quarterback Derek Carr with a video of them together at a past Pro Bowl.
Love at first Sight…… @derekcarrqb pic.twitter.com/YiuCLq3G9z
— AB (@AB84) March 10, 2019
Brown appeared to be on his way to the Buffalo Bills on Thursday night, but after tweeting “fake news” regarding the report, the deal was nixed after the receiver reportedly made it clear he wouldn't play for the franchise. Rather than re-evaluating possibly keeping Brown, the Steelers acted fast by shipping him to Oakland just a couple days later.
As part of the deal, the Raiders have agreed to boost Brown's contract over the next three years from $38.925 million to $50.125 million, and he's receiving $30.125 million in guaranteed money opposed to $0 previously.
On Friday, Brown went on Instagram Live to say that he'd be announcing his new team shortly, but his friend appeared to leak that the Raiders were the organization acquiring Brown by saying “you've already got your black and gray on.” Sure enough with Saturday night's trade, Brown is headed to Oakland.
In addition to not getting the first-round pick they reportedly coveted in return for Brown, the Steelers take on a dead cap hit of $21.12 million by moving him.
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