The Oakland Raiders acquired wide receiver Antonio Brown in a blockbuster trade with the Pittsburgh Steelers earlier this week, but before the Raiders reached their deal, Brown appeared to be headed to the Buffalo Bills.

Last Friday, it was reported that the Steelers had come to an agreement to send Brown to the Bills, but Brown then refused to go to Buffalo, killing the trade at the last minute.

As soon as the Bills deal fell apart, the Raiders jumped in:

“When that deal fell through with Buffalo, we got involved,” said Oakland general manager Mike Mayock, according to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network.

However, it was not easy, as Mayock stated that the deal almost fell apart due to trade compensation and money, noting that Brown's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, did a “great job” of keeping the trade alive.

The Steelers did not exactly get much in return for Brown, only receiving a third-round draft pick and a fifth-rounder in the deal. That is especially cheap in comparison to what Pittsburgh had originally wanted, which was nothing less than a first-round draft choice.

Given the fact that the Raiders had three first-round picks at their disposal, Oakland not having to give up any of them in exchange for Brown is definitely a major win for the Raiders franchise.

Brown is coming off of a 2018 campaign in which he hauled in 104 receptions for 1,297 yards and a league-leading 15 touchdowns en route to his sixth straight Pro Bowl appearance.

Overall, the 30-year-old has made seven Pro Bowls while also earning four First-Team All-Pro selections.