There’s not a team out there that’s going to be crucified, nor get condescendingly looked at if they show any form of interest in trading for Antonio Brown for the simple reason that the asset being talked about is Antonio Brown – the embattled Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver, whose name is a brand itself and whose play on the field is matched by only a few in the NFL.

Antonio Brown

As it stands, the Steelers will shell out $22 million to keep Brown and $21 million to send him out of Pittsburgh. It sounds more ideal for the Steelers to retain the disgruntled wide receiver, but earlier this week both sides agreed it's best if Brown is traded.

Extricating Brown from Heinz Field takes a careful planning, lengthy deliberation, and a trade package that would blow away the Steelers, who'll be answering calls from interested parties and greeting them with a borrowed line from Ron Swanson.

31. Philadelphia Eagles

Trade Assets:  2019 first-round pick, 2019 second-round pick, CB Cre'von LeBlanc

Possibility: Alshon Jeffery has a higher chance of getting free beer in a Philly bar.

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It’s going to take some fantastic feat of front office engineering before the Eagles could even think about picking the phone and inquiring about Antonio Brown. Philadelphia is over the cap by $14 million, meaning the team will have to waive some players and/or send over to Pittsburgh hefty contracts to balance it all out.

30. Dallas Cowboys

Trade Assets: 2019 second-round pick, 2021 first-round pick, ILB Jaylon Smith

Possibility: Don’t count on it.

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Cole Beasley and Tavon Austin are set to hit the free-agent market at the end of the 2018 season, and making a decision on those two players are among the top priorities for the Cowboys. However, Dallas can just let those wide receivers go and give pursuit of Antonio Brown. A pair of Amari Cooper and Brown would be devastating. Those two together with Ezekiel Elliott could be a disaster for opposing defenses. Dallas does not have a first-round pick this year, as they lost it to the Cooper trade with the Raiders, but the Cowboys can offer linebacker Jaylon Smith, who will have plenty of use in a linebacker-needy Steelers roster.

29. Los Angeles Chargers

Trade Assets: 2019 first-round pick, Mike Pouncey

Possibility: Unlikely

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The Chargers are coming off a season in which they ranked second overall in passing efficiency, according to Football Outsiders’ metrics, but they could be losing some guys in their receiving corps. Tyrell Williams is set to hit free agency this year, while Keenan Allen has a potential out. The Chargers, however, are not going to let Allen go, unless they’re that desperate to free up some cap space. They only have $22.4 million in effective cap space in 2019. Sending center Mike Pouncey to Pittsburgh would help move the needle in balancing a trade for Brown while also addressing a need for an interior lineman for the Steelers.

28. Miami Dolphins

Trade Assets: 2019 first-round pick,WR  DeVante Parker

Possibility: Unlikely

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The Dolphins have a long list of things to do in the offseason. They just fired their head coach Adam Gase and needs to find a replacement. That and the others on their list could take the backseat to a possible trade with the Steelers for Brown. Ryan Tannehill has never been an elite quarterback, but he’s decent and that’s going to be his baseline if Miami manages to bring Brown to South Beach. Tannehill used to have Jarvis Landry but has been handed with a mostly inconsistent bunch of targets since the wideout moved to Cleveland. Having Brown downfield in Miami would rejuvenate and elevate the team’s offense. For Pittsburgh, it will have Parker, who seems eternally labeled with breakout potential but has yet to reach his perceived ceiling. Perhaps a change in scenery could unlock the true talents of the former first-round pick out of Louisville.

27. Tennessee Titans

Trade Assets: 2019 first-round pick, Malcolm Butler

Additional Assets from the Titans: 2020 first-round pick, Adoree' Jackson, Rashaan Evans

Possibility: Low

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Matt LaFleur might not have signed with the Green Bay Packers to be their head coach if he knew beforehand that the Titans were going to get Antonio Brown. But seriously, the Titans have a glaring lack of a No. 1 wide receiver. They have Corey Davis, but no opposing team is pulling its hair and spending sleepless nights worrying about how to stop him. With Brown, the Titans will have that guy, one who’s going to open up the field for Davis, Taywan Taylor, and Tajae Sharp. Even minor individual improvements from those three receivers are huge when taken collectively.

26. Kansas City Chiefs

Trade Assets: 2019 first-round pick, Sammy Watkins

Additional Assets from the Chiefs: 2020 first-round pick, Reggie Ragland

Possibility: Unlikely

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Chiefs fans have been spoiled by Patrick Mahomes and the team’s offense this season. Kansas City had the best offense in the NFL in the regular season with averages of 35.1 points and 426.2 total yards per contest. On top of that, their passing attack ranked third with 306.4 yards per contest. Wide receiver Tyreek Hill and tight end Travis Kelce have been money downfield for Mahomes, adding Antonio Brown to that crew would be like a weekly Purge for opposing defenses. Despite losing running back Kareem Hunt, the Chiefs have found a new reliable tailback in Damien Williams. Depth at the wide receiver position could be something the Chiefs could address in the offseason, with Sammy Watkins’ health always being an issue.

25. Carolina Panthers

Trade Assets: 2019 first-round pick, 2020 second-round pick, CB Donte Jackson

Possibility: Let’s just say that Panthers owner David Tepper had a minority stake in Pittsburgh before

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What a show its’ going to be for Carolina if the Panthers managed to put someone like Antonio Brown side by side with do-it-all Christian McCaffrey. Carolina does have six picks in 2019, including the one in the first round, which Pittsburgh would likely want to be included in a transaction. Carolina only has $20 million in effective cap space, though, so they need to part ways with an asset or two to soak up Brown’s contract.

24. Buffalo Bills

Trade Assets:  2019 first-round pick, Shaq Lawson

Additional Asset from Bills: 2019 second-round pick

Possibility: Nathan Peterman signing with the Bills again and getting picked off six times in his first game back.

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The Bills could use a wide receiver – a true, unquestioned deep target and not some bloated one who looked more like a tight end than what his job title is. Sorry, Kelvin Benjamin. Buffalo head coach Sean McDermott said way back last year that he prioritizes culture more than anything else, but we’re going to have to take that with a grain of salt because as big of a diva as Antonio Brown is, it’s going to be hard for him to ignore the possibility of plugging that kind of talent into his anemic offense that finished the 2018 season ranked 30th in the league in both points and total yards per game. Of course, that’s when the opportunity presents itself, which would be tricky, given the logistics needed. That said, the Bills currently have $87 million in cap room, so they have plenty of cash to accommodate Brown’s salary.

23. Houston Texans

Trade Assets: 2019 first and second-round picks, TE Jordan Thomas

Possibility: The Texans are not the Golden State Warriors.

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The Texans can’t have DeAndre Hopkins and Brown on the same team. They need depth behind Hopkins and Demaryius Thomas, not another video game character downfield. Having said that, what’s to stop Houston from chasing Brown if it decides to join the Antonio Brown sweepstakes.

22. Cincinnati Bengals

Trade Assets: 2019 first-round pick, Giovanni Bernard

Possibility: Equal chance to Tyler Eifert finishing a season without getting hurt

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The Bengals limped their way out of Super Bowl contention in the 2018 NFL season, as they dealt with numerous injuries to their key players. The injury of wide receiver A.J. Green only highlighted what many already knew of the Bengals’ offense: that it couldn't survive without him. It’s fair to say that John Ross is a bust, and while Tyler Boyd has flashed some brilliance, the Bengals lacked a true downfield weapon outside of Green. The window of the 30-year-old Green’s prime is getting smaller, but the Bengals can maximize that if they can pry Brown away from Pittsburgh. Cincinnati can go after a tight end, but getting Brown is a worthy ambition for the Bengals, who were only 24th in 2018 in passing yards per game. Cincy might have to release some assets to create breathing room for a Brown trade.

21. Baltimore Ravens

Trade Assets: 2019 first-round pick,  2018 second-round pick (from Eagles), CB Cyrus Jones

Possibility: Highly unlikely.

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The Ravens relied more on their legs than on their passing attack in moving the chains in 2018. With a dual-threat quarterback in Lamar Jackson taking over the starting gig under center from Joe Flacco, the Ravens are going to be among the most run-heavy teams in the league in 2019. That would change if they acquire Antonio Brown. Baltimore receiving corps doesn’t inspire. It has Michael Crabtree then a bunch of other quality receivers that are boom or bust on a weekly basis. Among them is John Brown, who’s going to be a free agent at the end of the season. Whether the Ravens retain him or not, the need for a lethal playmaker downfield will remain for them.

20. Indianapolis Colts

Trade Assets: 2019 second-round pick, Jack Doyle

Possibility: Higher than most teams

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Colts general manager Chris Ballard has done an amazing job in Indianapolis. His smart directorial of the team’s drafting strategy and a good eye for free agent talents had Indianapolis overperforming in the 2018 NFL season, notwithstanding the team’s loss in the playoffs. Ballard and the Colts know that to get to the next level, they will have to upgrade, and there could be no better upgrade at any position currently deemed possible via trade than Antonio Brown. The Colts have the money to take his salary on, as they have the largest effective cap space at $118 million. A T.Y. Hilton-Brown tandem is salivating, especially with Andrew Luck orchestrating the Colts’ passing attack and a rejuvenated Eric Ebron providing the role of a deadly red-zone target.

19. New York Giants

Trade Assets: 2019 first-round pick, 2019 second-round pick, 2020 third-round pick

Possibility: Low

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Sure, the Giants have Odell Beckham Jr., but who says no to Antonio Brown? The Giants need another reliable wide receiver outside of a healthy Beckham. Corey Coleman is a pending free agent. The same is true for Cody Latimer, Russell Shepard, Bennie Fowler, and Alonzo Russell. While the Giants can look for much cheaper options like Chris Hogan and Tyrell Williams. While it’s unlikely, there’s nothing wrong with Giants fans dreaming of a triumvirate consisiting of Beckham, Brown, and Saquon Barkley, which would be enough to hide most of the team’s many deficiencies in other areas. The Giants should be buyers in the trade market, but they could also sell that high pick in this year’s draft and turn it into someone like Brown.

18. Denver Broncos

Trade Assets: 2019 first-round pick, 2020 first-round pick/RB Royce Freeman

Possibility: Good

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The Broncos were reported to have a great interest in trading for Antonio Brown, which actually makes sense because their best receiver in 2018, Emmanuel Sanders, tore his Achilles during the latter part of the season and also since there’s basically no one behind Sanders to reliably carry the torch for the team’s receiving corps. Brown is expensive, but the Broncos could forget about their feelings and cut Sanders to create $10.5 million in financial leg room. With the emergence of Phillip Lindsay in the Broncos’ rushing attack, Royce Freeman has become dispensable, so he can be packaged in a deal for Brown.

17. Atlanta Falcons

Trade Assets: 2019 second-round pick, 2019 third-round pick, CB Robert Alford

Possibility: 28/3 odds. Sorry, can’t help it.

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We live in a world of excesses, but even then, it’s hard to make a sensible argument about why the Falcons should trade for Brown outside of the fact that he’s great at football. Atlanta has no pressing need to get a receiver. The team has Julio Jones, Mohamed Sanu, and Calvin Ridley. Adding Brown would not only crowd the Falcons’ receiving corps but could also cause an implosion from a possible ego tug-of-war between him and Julio Jones, who’s already stated that the Falcons don’t need to add the disgruntled superstar. Nevertheless, sending an expensive cornerback – a position of need for the Steelers – and some draft picks seem to be a good package from the Falcons for Brown.

16. Minnesota Vikings

Trade Assets: 2019 second-round pick, Dalvin Cook

Additional Asset from the Vikings: Laquon Treadwell

Possibility: Slim

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Kirk Cousins will be left with absolutely zero alibis to lose in big games if the Vikings snap up Brown to add to a receiving corps that already feature Stefon Diggs and Adam Thielen. Under that setup, there’s also zero reasons for the Vikings to stay loyal to Laquon Treadwell, who is not returning his first-round pick value but could benefit from a change in scenery – and quarterback. Dalvin Cook may also be used as trade bait for Brown, though, that would mean that the Vikings will have to secure Latavius Murray (pending free agent) first before including Cook in a package. Cook is the better running back between the two, but the Vikings can live with Murray as the No. 1 tailback if it meant having Brown running routes for them.

15. Cleveland Browns

Trade Assets: 2019 first-round pick, 2019 third-round picks, TE Seth Devalve

Possibility: Unlikely

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The Browns are suddenly an enticing destination for players. The team’s front office is enjoying the fruits of its dedication to a torturous process of losing as many games as possible in order to acquire future high picks, which turned out to become the likes of Baker Mayfield, Denzel Ward, Emmanuel Ogbah, and David Njoku. Their offense is potent with Mayfield at the helm, Nick Chubb in the backfield, and Jarvis Landry as the top target. Aside from all that, the Browns have a bag full of extra assets to throw at a possible offer in exchange for Antonio Brown. Cleveland still has its own picks in the first two rounds of this year’s draft and a third-round pick from the Patriots. Trading running back Carlos Hyde to the Jacksonville Jaguars and Josh Gordon to the Patriots also netted the Browns a pair of fifth-round picks.

14. Washington Redskins

Trade Assets: 2019 first-round pick, Josh Norman

Additional Asset from the Redskins: Josh Doctson

Possibility: Unlikely

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It’s time to call Josh Doctson a bust. He’s been given enough time to shine, but shine he simply hasn’t. Not on a consistent basis at least. Knowing that Doctson isn’t trending positively and that Jamison Crowder is a pending free agent, the Redskins could make a splash and make a package offer for the Steelers for Antonio Brown. The Redskins can give up a first-round pick in this year’s draft to entice the Pittsburgh. The Redskins are schedule to pick 15th overall. Or Washington can trade a diva for a diva, sending cornerback Josh Norman to the Steelers, who needs to upgrade at the cornerback position. Norman, for all his antics, is still graded above average by Pro Football Focus.

13. Detroit Lions

Trade Assets: 2019 first-round pick, 2019 third-round pick from the Eagles, Jerome Cunningham

Possibility: Matt Patricia making it on time on at least a third of scheduled team meetings.

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The Lions’ offense in Matt Patricia’s first year as the head coach was comparable to a headless chicken – it looked clueless about what to do or where to go. Kenny Golladay paced the team’s receiving weapons but did not get ample help. Golden Tate’s trade to the Philadelphia Eagles further stripped the Lions’ already slim receiving corps, but Detroit could forget all about that and expect a major bounce back on offense if it could complete a Golladay-Marvin Jones-Brown trio downfield. Detroit can afford to trade for Brown, as the Lions have $33 million in effective cap space this year. Plus, they have a whopping total of 11 picks in the upcoming draft.

12. Chicago Bears

Trade Assets: 2019 second-round pick, Eddie Jackson

Possibility: Unlikely

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The Bears don’t have a first-round pick this year after surrendering that to the Oakland Raiders for monster pass rusher Khalil Mack. Jon Gruden also got Chicago’s 2020 first-round pick from that deal, leaving the Bears with picks from secondary rounds for the next two drafts to add to a potential deal for Antonio Brown. That might not be convincing enough for the Steelers, but Chicago’s defense offers plenty of talents which could turn the head of Pittsburgh. The Bears could give up one of safety Eddie Jackson and inside linebacker Danny Trevathan in such a deal, thus providing the Steelers much-needed help at either of those positions.

11. New Orleans Saints

Trade Assets: 2020 first-round pick, 2019 fifth-round pick, 2019 sixth-round pick, Teddy Bridgewater

Possibility: Improbable

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The Saints don’t have the cap space to take on Antonio Brown’s salary. Making it harder for them to concoct a trade package for Brown is the fact that they don’t have a first-round pick this year, having sent their own to the Green Bay Packers for defensive end Michael Davenport. What the Saints have is interest in Brown and, it’s up to them whether to use it or not, a prerogative to cut some assets loose to create space and/or send a current New Orleans player to Pittsburgh along with a combination of picks from this year and 2020/2021. Perhaps they could parlay the sixth-round pick they got from the New York Jets in the Teddy Bridgewater deal AND the quarterback into Antonio Brown? That wouldn’t be enough to satisfy the Steelers, but that’s a good foundation to begin with.

10. Green Bay Packers

Trade Assets: 2019 first-round pick, 2019 second-round pick, 2019 fifth-round pick

Possibility: Fair

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Other than Davante Adams, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers didn’t really have a consistently healthy and/or productive target. And with Randall Cobb likely on his way out of Lambeau Field, the wide receiver position could be considered a priority for Green Bay in its offseason. That is also likely among the reasons why the Packers are reportedly among the early teams that will make a run at the Steelers’ wideout. The Packers are in a position to get Pittsburgh’s attention. For one, they have 10 picks in this year’s draft, including the New Orleans Saints’ first-round pick.

9. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Trade Assets: 2019 first-round pick, 2019 fourth-round pick DE Carl Nassib

Possibility: Extremely unlikely

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Bruce Arians has already made clear what his stance is on Antonio Brown, and it doesn’t bode well for the Bucs’ chances of acquiring the wide receiver. Speaking at The Adam Schefter Podcast, Arians said that Brown “has too much diva.” Welp. In a vacuum, though, the Bucs can set aside Brown’s baggage and assemble a trade offer around their draft picks. They need a receiver to pair with Mike Evans, especially if DeSean Jackson leaves via free agency.

8. Seattle Seahawks

Trade Assets: 2019 third-round pick, Doug Baldwin

Additional Asset from the Seahawks: TEXT

Possibility: Relatively good chance.

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No team resorted to their passing attack fewer times than the Seahawks did last season. They were last in the league with just a 47.56 pass percentage. In other words, Seattle might have the Steelers front office’s number on speed dial. In fact, the Seahawks are reportedly among those expected to pursue a trade for Antonio Brown. Ideally, the Seahawks would want to pair Antonio Brown and Doug Baldwin, but giving away Baldwin for Brown and leaving Tyler Lockett playing Robin to the Steelers wideout’s Batman sounds like a tasty offer the Steelers can bite.

7. New York Jets

Trade Assets: 2019 first-round pick, Trumaine Johnson

Additional Asset from the Jets: 2019 third-round pick (from the Saints)

Possibility: Good chance

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The Jets have been mentioned by Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network as among the top possible landing spots for Brown via trade. One big reason why the Steelers could ship Brown to New York is that the Jets have one of the largest cap spaces in the league. In fact, they currently have $99.3 million of space in their financial trunk– second in the NFL – which should make it easier for them to structure a trade package. Jets rookie quarterback Sam Darnold had shown potential in his first year in the league. Imagining what he can become with Brown around should be enough to titillate the senses of the Jets’ front office, which has plenty of money to work with and some assets to throw at in a trade offer for the wide receiver.

6. Jacksonville Jaguars

Trade Assets: 2019 third-round pick, CB Jalen Ramsey

Possibility: Steelers will be tempted

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The Jaguars could use their first-round pick in this year’s draft to get a new quarterback – or spend it on a trade that would net them a wide receiver like Antonio Brown who could make their subpar gunslingers look better. But the Jaguars could also just keep their first-round pick and instead bundle a lower draft pick and cornerback Jalen Ramsey into a package offer for the Steelers’ superstar wideout. Ramsey’s rookie deal expires in 2020, so the Steelers can expect the corner to start signing songs for an extension should they give up Brown for him.

5. New England Patriots

Trade Assets: 2019 second-round (from Chicago) pick, RB James White or CB Stephon Gilmore

 Possibility: As unlikely as Bill Belichick hugging and kissing the AFC Championship trophy like it’s his baby if they win it again.

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As of this writing, the Patriots are still alive and in contention for another Super Bowl in the Tom Brady-Bill Belichick era, but no amount of Vince Lombardi trophies is going to satisfy either one of those two guys, nor their spoiled football franchise. With Rob Gronkowski reportedly thinking of retirement and Josh Gordon not panning out in New England, the Patriots have at least those two reasons to go out and make a play for Antonio Brown, who’ll ensure that Brady will have an excellent target to help extend his career.

4. San Francisco 49ers

Trade Assets: 2019 third-round pick, 2020 first-round pick, Nick Mullens

Possibility: Relatively likely.

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Brown has been sending out feelers as if to say that he’s eyeing the 49ers as a trade destination. Niners legend Jerry Rice has also said that he thinks Brown wants to play for San Francisco. With approximately $62 million in cap space this offseason, the 49ers have enough to spend as Brown’s next NFL shelter. San Francisco looks like a solid fit for Brown, who’s going to enjoy the attention and love he’ll get from Bay Area fans. He’ll also be playing alongside Jimmy Garoppolo, a promising quarterback but with zero accomplishments as a starter, thus won’t likely clash with Brown and his ego.

3. Los Angeles Rams

Trade Assets: 2019 first-round pick, 2019 fourth-round pick, CB Aqib Talib

Possibility: Solid.

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In 2017, the Rams traded for wide receiver Sammy Watkins and a sixth-round pick, Los Angeles had to cough up a starting cornerback in E.J. Gaines and a second-round pick. They’re going to have to do better if they want to get Brown – a lot better. The first-round pick is a constant asset in every trade package involving Brown, so it’s a good thing that the Rams still have theirs for this year. The Rams don’t have a third-round pick this year because they surrendered that to the Jacksonville Jaguars for Dante Fowler. Fowler would have been a tasty addition to a trade offer for Brown, but the defensive end is a pending free agent. The Rams can try to trade Aqib Talib instead, and since the cornerback doesn’t carry a dead cap hit in each of the remaining two years of his current contract, Los Angeles can use that freed money to lure Fowler back or look for other tasty free agents in the market.

2. Oakland Raiders

Trade Assets: 2019 first -round pick (from Bears), 2020 third-round pick, 2021 third-round pick

Possibility: Fair

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Ah, the Raiders. After starting some sort of a fire sale in 2018, the Raiders headed into an early vacation with their pockets loaded with draft assets. While Oakland didn’t play bad enough to win this year’s No. 1 pick, it still has five first-round selections over the next two drafts. This year, they have three, two coming from the trades that sent Khalil Mack to the Chicago Bears and Amari Cooper to the Dallas Cowboys. Those are assets Pittsburgh could reasonably ask for should they dangle Brown in front of the Raiders.

1. Arizona Cardinals

Trade Assets: 2019 second-round pick, 2020 third-round pick, CB Patrick Patterson

Possibility: Fair

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The Cardinals crashed and burned and rotted and were trampled upon in 2018, but that’s all for a No. 1 pick in this year’s draft AND/OR a good shot at acquiring Antonio Brown. That top pick is a good conversation starter with the Steelers, but the Cardinals can keep that pick and instead engage Pittsburgh in an exchange of known commodities. For Arizona, that would be cornerback Patrick Peterson, who could potentially anchor and stabilize the Steelers’ problematic secondary.