Word leaked on Friday that Art Rooney II, the Steelers team president and owner, will meet with disgruntled receiver Antonio Brown some time soon in Florida, a state where both have residences.
It’s a rather stunning turn of events, considering Brown, who officially requested a trade from the Steelers last Tuesday while still remaining silent yet cryptic on his reasons why, is apparently ‘#OpenForBusiness’ from every NFL team but the one scheduled to pay him roughly $17 million in 2019.
Mr. Rooney has wanted to speak with Brown since right after the disappointing end to the Steelers 2018 campaign, one that was made even more depressing by Brown’s 11th-hour ditching of his coaches and teammates just days before a must-win regular season finale against the Bengals at Heinz Field.