The Buffalo Bills are swinging for the fences, closing in on a deal to trade for disgruntled Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown. It fills a gigantic need for Buffalo by going out and getting perhaps the best player in the league at that position. There’s just one problem: According to Brown, this isn’t actually happening.
The official NFL Instagram account posted a picture of Brown, bringing word of the news reported by NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Buu-8wRgwFR/
This, obviously, is par for the course, but the unusual part came in the comment section for the deal. Brown showed up and said the worst possible combination of words to refute the report, indicating that he’s not actually going to Buffalo.
.@AB84 isn't having it pic.twitter.com/A8Lnl3aNj4
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 8, 2019
The important thing here is whether Brown is saying this report is wrong or this report is wrong for now. If it’s the latter, all that means is nothing is finalized yet and reports of him getting moved are premature. If it’s the former, though, and Brown is indicating that he’s not going to the Bills, that’s a completely different story.
Trade sagas generally lead to a whole lot of moving parts, and while Rapoport is as good as it gets when it comes to reporting this stuff, who knows what will end up happening. The logical explanation is he’ll end up in Buffalo when all is said and done, but for now, all we can do is sit and wait.
