Steelers Still Want First-Round Pick For Antonio Brown, “Several” Teams Waiting For Price To Drop

Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, citing a source with knowledge of the situation, reports that the Steelers are still looking for a first-round pick in return for WR Antonio Brown.

However, Florio adds that there are “several teams” waiting for the Steelers to reduce their asking price before pursuing Brown aggressively.

The list of teams that are reportedly “out” on Brown seems to grow by the day, but it’s possible that some or most of these teams that have been crossed off as landing spots could get involved if the price is more reasonable. 

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.