Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the Steelers would also like to sign WR Antonio Brown to a long-term extension on top of franchising tag on RB Le’Veon Bell after the season.
Brown has earned a new contract from Pittsburgh for some time now, but the Steelers’ policy to not negotiate with a player until they’re in the final year of their contract has left him waiting to discuss a new deal.
The Steelers did, however, restructured Browns’ contract last summer, which moved $4 million of his 2017 salary up to the 2016 season to reward him for his production.
Brown, 28, is a former sixth-round pick of the Steelers back in 2010. He’s currently in the fifth year of his six-year, $43.04 million contract that included an $8.5 million signing bonus and stands to make a base salary of $8.71 million for the 2017 season.
In 2016, Brown appeared in 15 games for the Steelers and caught 106 passes for 1,284 yards receiving and 12 touchdowns. Pro Football Focus rated Brown as the No. 3 wide receiver out of 119 qualifying players.
We’ll have more regarding the Steelers and Brown as the news is available.
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