The Pittsburgh Steelers' saga with Antonio Brown is finally over, with the franchise trading the disgruntled star receiver to the Oakland Raiders for third and fifth-round picks in the upcoming NFL Draft. Brown quickly tweeted at Raiders starting quarterback Derek Carr following the deal, and Carr wasted no time responding.
Brother let's get to work! https://t.co/L2JwgKypoP
— Derek Carr (@derekcarrqb) March 10, 2019
Carr them summed up his feelings about Oakland acquiring Brown with one word:
Boomin!!! https://t.co/q3THUgPe2G
— Derek Carr (@derekcarrqb) March 10, 2019
As Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio noted, the Raiders essentially turned Amari Cooper, a third-round pick, and a fifth-round pick into Brown and a first-rounder with his trade. As he stated, Carr is excited to work with one of the most dynamic playmakers in the NFL leading up to the 2019 season.
After going 12-4 in 2016, Oakland has only won 10 games over the past two seasons. Acquiring Brown doesn't solve the many problems the franchise must address with their roster, but it does give them a game-breaking talent that immediately makes their offense more promising in 2019.
In their entire franchise history, the Raiders have never had a 1,500-yard receiver. Meanwhile, Brown has averaged 0ver 1,500 receiving yards over each of the last six seasons.
Warren Sharp quickly broke down what to expect from Carr and Brown teaming up given their performances on specific routes in 2018:
Antonio Brown's top routes from 2018 vs Derek Carr's performance on those same routes. pic.twitter.com/z2OEgmz73d
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) March 10, 2019
The Raiders were favored to be Brown's destination by BetOnline.ag earlier this week, but it appeared he was headed to the Buffalo Bills in a trade on Thursday night. Of course, the deal fell through when Brown made it clear he wouldn't play in Buffalo and the Bills backed out.
Follow Us
Subscribe