The Pittsburgh Steelers have been engulfed in yet another situation involving one of their star players with All-Pro wide receiver Antonio Brown being the latest after he decided to not show up to practice on Monday. All of this came shortly after he issued a response on social media to a fan stating that his worth to the team would be quite evident if the team had decided to trade him.
It hasn't taken long for Brown's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, to issue a statement on behalf of his client to state that the 30-year-old isn't looking to get moved but rather is focused entirely on winning, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.
1/2 Steelers' WR Antonio Brown's agent, Drew Rosenhaus: "The tweet yesterday was not in reference to anything other than Antonio responding to a person he knows. It was not directed towards a trade, or wanting to be trading. Any idea he was asking for a trade is not accurate.”
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 18, 2018
2/3 Rosenhaus: “Antonio had a personal matter. I talked to the team about it. His issue was unrelated to the tweet or his relationship with the team. Third, AB has an incredible drive to win. He just wants to win. That's all that that is.”
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 18, 2018
3/3 “That's not anything more than him encouraging his coaches and teammates to win. And that's what his entire focus is on. Any notion, any speculation otherwise, can be put to bed. This is a non-story that has been blown out of proportion. We can end this right here and now."
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 18, 2018
There is clearly no desire from Brown to being moved but it may just be him venting some frustrations with how his team has played through the first two weeks of the season currently holding a 0-1-1 record. There have been some notable struggles with the Steelers playing with some consistency as it has led to them being in the position that they are in falling behind a bit in the divisional race with the Cincinnati Bengals pulling ahead with a 2-0 record to hold an early lead in the AFC North.
Meanwhile, Brown has been off to yet another highly productive start with 18 catches for 160 receiving yards and a touchdown that has helped him push over 10,000 career receiving yards. He has been the primary focal point in the passing game alongside emerging star second-year wideout JuJu Smith-Schuster.
This has led to head coach Mike Tomlin to voice that he will speak with Brown about what has transpired over the last couple of days in order to get the matter sorted out. There should be much more clarity brought to the situation in the future that should push this behind the franchise and back to the task at hand on the field.
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