SI.com · Mar 8, 2019
Why Antonio Brown's Trade to the Bills Fell Through
The Steelers’ efforts to move Antonio Brown are growing more and more complicated—and not just because the star wide receiver wants to be the highest paid at his position.
The Steelers have an Antonio Brown problem. And it’s a different problem than the one that they had in December.
Brown may not want to go to Buffalo, but there’s more to it than the locale. Another team involved in trade discussions earlier in the week, I’m told, walked because it was communicated to them that Brown wanted, again, to be the NFL’s highest-paid receiver under a new contract. My understanding is money was a factor for the Bills, too.
