Report: Bills to acquire Antonio Brown in trade with Steelers

Antonio Brown wanted to be traded, and now he’s likely headed to a team that went 6-10 last season.

The Pittsburgh Steelers are closing in on trading Brown to the Buffalo Bills, according to NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport.

Sources: The #Steelers are closing in on a deal to send star WR Antonio Brown to the Buffalo #Bills. There it is.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 8, 2019

Brown comes to Buffalo with 3 years and $38.9 million remaining on his existing contract, though Spotrac points out that he may receive a new deal from the Bills.

While a new contract is likely imminent, Antonio Brown will bring a 3 year, $38.9M contract to the #Bills (h/t @RapSheet), including cap hits of $15.125M, $11.3M, & $12.5M.https://t.co/0k1ExMk6hd

— Spotrac (@spotrac) March 8, 2019

Brown now goes from never having a losing season in the NFL, reaching the playoffs six times and the Super Bowl once, to playing for a Bills team that has made the postseason once since 2000. He also will go from playing with a Pro Bowl quarterback in Ben Roethlisberger to a second-year player in Josh Allen, who despite accuracy issues, showed some promise in his rookie season.