Antonio Brown made it clear earlier this week that he has no intention of playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers next season, but the team may not be giving up hope that the ugly situation can be sorted out.
According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, Steelers owner Art Rooney II has been hoping to meet with Brown at some point in an attempt to clear the air. However, the star wide receiver has not shown a willingness to have such a conversation.
Sources: #Steelers owner Art Rooney II is down in Florida, where has a place, and he hoped to meet with frustrated WR Antonio Brown to clear the air. Brown has no plans to meet with Rooney, as he’s stated his intentions publicly. Talks on AB’s future will ramp up in Indy.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) February 15, 2019
Brown remains under contract with the Steelers, but he wants to be traded. While Rooney all but confirmed earlier this offseason that it would be difficult to envision Brown remaining in Pittsburgh next season, it appears he has changed his mind.
If nothing else, the Steelers don’t want to appear desperate to trade Brown. That decreases the Pro Bowler’s value, as interested teams know it is only a matter of time before Pittsburgh is forced to pull the trigger on a deal. Things can change in a hurry in the NFL, but Las Vegas odds on where Brown is likely to end up at the start of the 2019 season say an awful lot. Brown seems like he has made up his mind.
