Report: Antonio Brown Has Told People He Thinks He’ll End Up With Raiders

According to Aaron Wilson, Antonio Brown has told people he thinks he’ll wind up with the Raiders, even though the decision isn’t in his hands. 

Michael Gehlken reports that it’s believed Brown would welcome joining the Raiders and a source close to the receiver said the 2020 move to Las Vegas is a factor in his thinking, given that there will be no state income taxes in Nevada.

Per Field Yates, Brown on his Instagram live: “Hey I’m about to announce my new team in like a little bit alright… Something positive is about to be happening real soon, trust me. Stay by the phone… Big announcement coming soon. Big announcement coming soon! Mr. Big Checks.”

A report surfaced Thursday night that the Steelers were closing in on a deal with the Bills, but the team has since announced that they’re out on Brown and moving in a new direction. 

It’s also been reported that the Steelers want to get a deal done by Friday, Gerry Dulac mentioned last night that there does not appear to be a hard deadline for a deal to be completed.

Brown, 30, is a former sixth-round pick of the Steelers back in 2010. He’s currently in the third year of his five-year, $72.71 million contract that included a $19 million signing bonus and stands to make base salaries of $12.625 million and $11.3 million over the next two years of the agreement.

Pittsburgh will incur a $21 million cap hit by trading Brown, who is owed a $2.5 million roster bonus on the third day of the league year.

In 2018, Brown appeared in 15 games for the Steelers and caught 104 passes for 1,297 yards and 15 touchdowns. Pro Football Focus has him rated as the No. 26 receiver out of 117 qualifying players.

We’ll have more regarding Brown as the news is available.