The Raiders Antonio Brown Offer Gets Shot Down By Pittsburgh In ‘Madden’


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The Steelers were effectively forced to trade Antonio Brown this offseason after the star wide receiver made it clear he would not be a positive presence in Pittsburgh anymore if his request was not granted.

Still, when the Oakland Raiders ended up being the team to land Brown via trade (after a Bills trade fell through due to Brown’s unwillingness to go to Buffalo), the return for Brown, even understanding the circumstance, seemed light. Pittsburgh received Oakland’s 2019 third and fifth round draft picks, meaning the Raiders basically flipped Amari Cooper, a third, and a fifth for Antonio Brown and a first.

I have no idea how the Mike Mayock-Jon Gruden ex-TV analyst tandem will work long-term, but even if they lucked into this a bit, that’s a pretty good start. Now, there’s obviously a lot that goes into this from the side of Pittsburgh having almost no leverage in negotiations, but it is still funny to fire up Madden and try this trade out for yourself, only to find the Steelers swiftly shut it down.

Derek Carr found this hilarious, as he now has a brand new toy on the outside — at least for however long he’s still the Raiders quarterback.

Madden, of course, doesn’t factor in things like Brown requesting a trade and killing any leverage the Steelers had to push for more, but it does show how far his value dropped from what it would’ve been perceived to be earlier this season before the reported meltdown at practice.

For anyone wanting to get a jumpstart on seeing how Brown looks on the Raiders, you’ll just have to wait for Madden to update its rosters because otherwise you can’t make this trade happen in virtual reality.

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