While Antonio Brown has chosen not to hold out from Pittsburgh Steelers training camp, he has made it quite clear he wants a new contract before the season begins. The more time that passes, the less likely he is to get it.
Jason La Canfora of CBSSports.com reported Tuesday that Brown and the Steelers have made no progress toward a new deal. La Canfora takes it a step further, predicting that Brown could be out of luck.
Nothing going on with Steelers and Antonio Brown on his contract. Not talking and super unlikely Steelers would entertain new deal now
— Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) August 9, 2016
Brown has hauled in 265 passes over the past two seasons, which is an NFL record for number of catches in a two-year span. His base salary for 2016 is $6.25 million, meaning he will make less than half of what guys like Dez Bryant, Demaryius Thomas, A.J. Green and Julio Jones are getting.
The Steelers also have Brown under contract for next season at $8.7 million in base salary, which is still a bargain. He’d be far more likely to hold out next summer if the team still has not given him an extension.
For now, Brown may be stuck. It sounds like he has a better chance of making extra cash in side bets with Brandon Marshall than he does from his current employer.
