Wide receiver Antonio Brown, a current employee of the Pittsburgh Steelers under contract for the next three years, has taken strides in recent weeks to try to force his way out of the city by essentially making himself a bad employee. Even in a 43-minute-long ESPN interview, which seemed largely designed to tell his story, he managed to say things that could be interpreted against him.
In spite of all that, there are indications that he hasn’t damaged his trade value beyond repair. Or at least Steelers fans should hope. According to Peter King and Ian Rapoport, there is an expectation that the team will be able to find a trading partner by March 17 when his $2.