Eagles

Antonio Brown Reportedly Wants a Trade

By Kevin Kinkead

Published: Feb 12th, 2019 · 1:24 PM EST

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SHOULD THE EAGLES GO GET HIM?!

Sorry, I already did that joke today.

The Steelers wide receiver shared this today:

Thank you SteelerNation for a big 9 years…time to move on and forward……….✌🏽 #NewDemands pic.twitter.com/fbIoFNdqK4

— AB (@AB84) February 12, 2019

Huh? Is he gone? Released? Traded?

Schefter clarifies, after the jawn:

Antonio Brown has not been traded nor has he been released. But Brown wants a trade and he officially has requested that from the Steelers, per source.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 12, 2019

Brown will likely not be an Eagle for these reasons:

1. He still has three years left on his contract at a base salary of about $12 million.
2. The Eagles already have Alshon Jeffery under contract for three more seasons at a cap hit averaging around $15 million. 
3. Nelson Agholor hits the cap at $9.3 million if he returns this year. He can be waived without a penalty, but you’d need to go out and pay money to a slot receiver to replace him, so your net in total $$$ isn’t as big as it seems.
4. You need room for a long-term Carson Wentz contract.
5. The Eagles need a running back more than a receiver.
6. There wouldn’t be enough targets go around for Brown, Jeffery, Zach Ertz, and/or Agholor if he returns.

But you never know!