Ending an ordeal that has dragged on since the end of last season, the wide receiver confirms on Twitter that he is heading to Oakland.
Finally, after weeks of speculation and one notorious false start, Antonio Brown has been traded to the Oakland Raiders. The news first came from Brown himself on Twitter.
Minutes later, the news was confirmed by Pro Football Talk. ESPN’s Adam Schefter later reported that Brown would receive a healthy raise from his new team, receiving $50.125 million over the next few years with incentives up to $54.125 million and $30.125 million guaranteed. That’s quite the upgrade from the $0 guaranteed he previously had.
Per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Pittsburgh Steelers will receive a third- and fifth-round pick in the 2019 draft from Oakland.
A deal that would have sent Brown to the Buffalo Bills was reportedly close Thursday night, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, then fell through because Brown wouldn’t commit to reporting to the Bills. The whole ordeal has dragged on since the end of last season, so it’s fitting it had some more messy twists and turns before it was done.
But apparently Brown is OK with this trade.
Brown’s fit on the Raiders is obvious considering he single-handedly hauled in six more touchdowns than every Raiders wide receiver last year,15 to 9.
