NFL execs concerned about precedent Antonio Brown trade sets?

Antonio Brown was successful in forcing himself out of Pittsburgh this offseason, and the end result was him signing a bigger contract and the Steelers not getting a whole lot in return. The star wide receiver essentially proved that you do not have to honor your contract if you become enough of a headache, and teams around the NFL are not happy with the way the situation turned out. Multiple NFL executives told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler this week that they are concerned about the precedent Brown may have set by beating the Steelers into submission. One source told Fowler he thinks its “dangerous” the way Brown treated himself like a free agent and got his way. The general consensus seems to be that the Steelers did not have to fold. “It’s a problem. Other star players see this and might want to do the same,” one executive said. “I know the Steelers had a difficult situation and needed to get rid of him. But they had other options.” The Steelers could have refused to trade Brown and fined him for not showing up t

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