When everything hit the fan involving Steelers star wide-out Antonio Brown way back on December 31, one day after Pittsburgh’s 2018 season came to an end following a win vs. the Bengals—a game in-which Brown was deactivated—it just didn’t seem like his trade value could be that high.
Actually, at that very moment, when word leaked that Brown’s reason for skipping practices and meetings that week—not to mention his decision to leave the Cincinnati game at halftime—was because of a practice flare-up with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, it may have been easier to just wish away the dispute and hope for a brighter day in the future.