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Steelers players knew Antonio Brown wouldn’t make it without Tomlin

Antonio Brown’s former teammates knew he’d never make it with the Raiders.

If you haven’t had a chance to read the article by ESPN reporter Jeremy Fowler about former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown, I highly recommend it. Fowler’s connections with the team afforded him a great deal of inside information on the tumultuous relationship between Brown and the Steelers.

The one area that really caught my eye that I wanted to share here was about Brown’s trade to the Oakland Raiders and how his former teammates felt it would work.

WITH DEBTS AND legal issues piling up, Brown’s three-year, $54 million deal with the Raiders ($30 million of it guaranteed) could have eased at least the financial hole in which he found himself. But when Brown signed that deal in March, some Steelers privately debated how long Brown would last without the generous concessions Tomlin made for the receiver.

The consensus was that Brown wouldn’t make it to Week 1 — and that turned out to be right.

This was the one area many fans and writers talked about during this entire process. There was no denying head coach Mike Tomlin offered huge concessions to Brown that wasn’t afforded to the rest of the players and we all wondered if Brown would be able to function in a world without them. And of course, he couldn’t.

I would even be willing to go out on a limb and say this, and not the pending legal issues or even the erratic behavior on social media that is keeping him unemployed. After orchestrating his release from the Raiders, the New England Patriots were fools to think he’d do the right thing with them. Every team in the NFL has to look at this entire situation and wonder if the talent Brown brings to the field is worth all the headaches. And so far, the answer to that has been no.

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Don’t look now but Antonio Brown is making a music video

Antonio Brown might be eyeing a career change.

I know many of you don’t like reading about former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown. But we feel like we would be remiss if he didn’t continue to chronicle the oddities of his life as he continues to be unemployed and spiraling on social media.

So what is Brown up to now? He seems to be starting his own music career and has spent the last few days on social media giving us all a behind-the-scenes look at what will be his first music video.

And let me tell you, it looks to be a dandy.

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I don’t know about anyone else but I can only hope this turns out as entertaining as the music that other former Steeler, Le’Veon Bell puts out.

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Seahawks feel set at wide receiver even after loss of Josh Gordon

The Seattle Seahawks are comfortable with the six receivers they have, even after losing Josh Gordon to another suspension for drug abuse.

The Seattle Seahawks receiving corps took a big hit earlier this week when it was announced that Josh Gordon would be suspended, yet again, for violation of the league’s substance abuse policy.

However, despite losing their No. 3 receiver, who had a spectacular 59-yard catch against the Panthers in his final game, coach Pete Carroll isn’t too worried about the depth at that position going forward – although he stuck with his mantra about the team always looking for ways to get better.

“We’re always looking, but I like our guys,” Carroll said on Wednesday. “We had seven guys active last week, so we’re still in good shape at this point. We’re always looking.”

The loss of Gordon will shift David Moore back into the No. 3 receiver role, and increases the role of both Jaron Brown and Malik Turner.

Rookie John Ursua was active last week as well, and could continue to be a part of the 46-man active roster this season.

Considering the team’s confidence in Moore and Turner, it does seem unlikely they will pursue any additions to their receiving group – although intriguing names like Dez Bryant and Antonio Brown will certainly at least merit a phone call.

For now, the Seahawks will go into Week 16 against the Cardinals with the six receivers they have, looking to pad their lead in the crowded NFC playoff picture.

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1 current, 1 former Steeler make USA TODAY All-Decade team

USA TODAY put out their All-Decade team.

Jarrett Bell of USA TODAY put out his All-Decade team this week and it really highlights the sheer volume of talent in the league over the last 10 years. With the number of elite players in the league over the last decade, narrowing it down to just a single team couldn’t have been easy.

The Pittsburgh Steelers landed two players on the team…sort of.

First up the Steelers get center Maurkice Pouncey. Pittsburgh has a tradition for having some of the best centers in league history. And like Mike Webster and Dermontti Dawson, Pouncey is always considered among the elite centers in the league. Pouncey was the team’s first-round pick in 2010 and despite missing almost all of 2013, has come back and remains among the elite among offensive linemen in the NFL.

Then the Steelers landed wide receiver Antonio Brown. Obviously, he doesn’t play for the Steelers anymore but his nine seasons with the Steelers were incredible. Six straight seasons of at least 100 receptions is rarified air and in spite of the fact the relationship between the Steelers and Brown melted down so badly, Brown’s impact on the field during the decade cannot be denied.

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Antonio Brown calls himself greatest 6th-round pick, Tom Brady would like a word

Antonio Brown is one of the best sixth-round picks in a long time. But the best?

You are kidding yourself if you don’t respect the type of NFL player wide receiver Antonio Brown built himself into coming out of college as a sixth-round pick. Despite the fact Brown’s career has gone down an odd path, there’s no denying he was. But this one might be a bit much.

Brown took to Twitter on Wednesday to partake in some thankless self-promotion sprinkled with some delusion when he called himself the greatest sixth-round pick of all time.

Reason being, back in 2000 there was this quarterback from Michigan who went in the sixth round with the 199th pick who turned out to be pretty good. You might have heard of him. Tom Brady.

Brown, when he was at his best will always be associated with being a member of the Steelers. And he has this franchise to thank for him even being in the conversation of one of the best of all time.

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Antonio Brown thinks he’s the best 6th-round pick in NFL history

Um….. what about Tom Brady?

Antonio Brown made a bold assertion on Twitter Wednesday. The receiver said he is the best sixth-round draft pick of all time. He shared a photo of his draft card, with the Pittsburgh Steelers taking him 195th overall in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. (The Steelers got that pick in a trade with the Arizona Cardinals.)

Of course, Brown seems to be forgetting someone: quarterback Tom Brady. Just to jog Brown’s memory, Brady has won six Super Bowls and has played in nine. He has three NFL MVPs and four Super Bowl MVPs. He’s a 14-time Pro Bowler. And for a very brief time, he was Brown’s quarterback.

Did Brown forget Brady was a sixth-rounder? Or does Brown actually think he’s a better pick than Brady?

Brown is out of the league after facing allegations of sexual assault and rape. He has played for the Patriots, Raiders and Steelers over the last 12 months. His accuser, Brittany Taylor, filed a civil suit against Brown on his second day with the Patriots. New England cut him on his 11th day with the team after he sent threatening text messages to a second accuser, who said he sexually harassed her. The NFL is investigating both accusations.

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The meltdown of Antonio Brown continues on social media

Antonio Brown goes after the police in his latest social media tirade.

If your life was coming completely unraveled around you, would you video it? Most people would say no, but that’s not where the mind of former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown goes. The unemployed wide receiver took to an Instagram Live to chronicle a live interaction between himself and the police is what I can only surmise is a domestic issue.

Brown continued the video after the police left with a profanity-laced tirade disparaging the police. If Brown is really serious about getting back into the league at some point, this isn’t the type of reputation he wants to show to his future employers. In recent days, Brown has taken shots at the NFL, EPN, his manager and even Ben Roethlisberger. But it’s sure nice to know these issues aren’t on the Steelers roster anymore.

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Leonard Fournette calls Antonio Brown out after he tweets about his arrest

Leonard Fournette may not have been a fan of AB’s latest rant after he called him out in a group in which he didn’t deserve to be labeled with.

Despite being out of the league, former All-Pro receiver Antonio Brown has found a way to continuously ruffle the feathers of the nation, including those of his former comrades in the NFL. That was the case Wednesday morning as Brown took to Twitter for another rant where he called out the NFL for their inconsistency dealing with players who’ve faced negative allegations.

Long story short, the rant led to Brown posting a list of NFL players who were recently arrested (that’s now deleted), and it included Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette for a minor arrest during which he was booked for driving with a suspended license. Upon seeing the tweet, Fournette responded with a message of his own, calling the veteran receiver out for throwing him under the bus.

It’s important to note that while Brown isn’t wrong about there being an issue with the league’s widely varied response to allegations, however, Fournette’s arrest situation was clearly not like those of the other cases listed. They’re also nowhere near comparable to the allegations against Brown, who faces serious accusations stemming from a series of alleged incidents in 2017 and 2018 (though he has not been charged). It’s safe to assume that Fournette will not be the only player to call Brown out for his rant as he tries to make a case for himself as the victim and assigns blame to others for his exit from the league.

Regardless of the league’s inconsistency with players accused of criminal conduct — an issue that has warranted concern amongst fans and media alike — Brown is unlikely to get much sympathy from the sports world if other players become collateral damage in his arguments. At this point, it’s also unlikely that he’ll find himself back in the league, a possibility he’s on record for saying he’s fine with.

Former Steelers WR Antonio Brown calls Ben Roethlisberger a loser on Twitter

Antonio Brown wasn’t holding back on Wednesday on Twitter.

Wednesday was a rough day for former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown. Someone let him have access to his Twitter account and he took to social media to go on a full-blown tirade taking shots at everyone who he feels like has wronged him including the NFL. But he didn’t leave out his former quarterback Ben Roethlisberger who he called a loser and said to check the stats before Brown came along.

So we did.

Roethlisberger came into the league in 2004 and played six seasons before the Steelers drafted Brown. During that stretch, Roethlisberger won two Super Bowls, was 8-2 in the playoffs and completed 69.8 percent of his passing attempts.

From 2010 on until the Steelers dealt Brown to the Raiders, Roethlisberger won zero Super Bowls, was 5-6 in the playoffs and completed 65.7 percent of his passes.

So yeah, so maybe Roethlisberger did ok before Brown came along.

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