Oakland Raiders veterans have officially reported to Napa Valley for training camp on Friday, and wide receiver Antonio Brown is âready to get to workâ for his new club as he arrived in a hot air balloon, of all things:
Float like a butterfly sting like đ pic.twitter.com/L3hBdoSi8n
â AB (@AB84) July 26, 2019
Brown was the jewel of a massive offseason haul for the Raiders that also included big names like Trent Brown, Tyrell Williams, Lamarcus Joyner and Vontaze Burfict.
Oakland acquired Brown in a trade with the Pittsburgh Steelers back in March, sending a couple of draft picks to the Steelers in return.
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.
However, due to Brown's tenuous relationship with Ben Roethlisberger, head coach Mike Tomlin and the Steelers' organization as a whole, the wideout asked for a trade and was eventually dealt to the Raiders.
The 31-year-old, who played his collegiate football at Central Michigan, was originally selected by the Steelers in the sixth round (195th pick overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft.
He barely played during his rookie campaign, logging just 16 catches for 167 yards, but the following year, Brown broke out, hauling in 69 receptions for 1,108 yards and a couple of touchdowns, making the Pro Bowl as a result.
Since then, Brown has been one of the best receivers in the NFL, and from 2014 through 2017, he was named a First-Team All-Pro four consecutive years. He has led the league in receptions and receiving yards twice apiece.
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