Earlier today, I wrote about an ESPN article in which they ranked the Pittsburgh Steelers’ trade for Minkah Fitzpatrick as the fourth-best in the NFL that season. Of the 30 trades of substance that they graded, Pittsburgh was also involved in the 30th—the trade of Antonio Brown to the Oakland Raiders, in exchange for draft picks in the third and fifth rounds.
While the scope of the deal is still judged by what the Steelers lost, those who were paying closer attention understand that they lost nothing, because their relationship with Brown had been rendered non-existent.