- Pro Bowler is arguably best wide receiver of his generation
- Oakland reportedly give up third- and fifth-round picks
The Oakland Raiders agreed on a deal on Saturday night to acquire the prolific but disgruntled receiver Antonio Brown from the Pittsburgh Steelers and will give him the lucrative new contract he wanted. Sources say the Raiders will give Brown a new three-year contract worth $50.1m instead of the $38.9m, he was owed by Pittsburgh. Pro Football Talk first reported the deal and says Pittsburgh will get third and fifth-round draft picks from Oakland.
The trade makes final what became a messy and very public divorce between Brown and the team that helped turn the sixth-round pick into arguably the greatest wide receiver of his generation. It also gives the Raiders a high-profile addition for head coach Jon Gruden after the team traded away two of the team’s biggest stars last year in edge rusher Khalil Mack and receiver Amari Cooper. Oakland got extra first-round picks in those trades but didn’t need to give up any of its four picks in the top 35 in the upcoming draft to acquire Brown, who has topped 100 receptions and 1,200 yards receiving in each of the past six seasons. The Raiders have had only one player reach those marks in a single season in franchise history, with Hall of Famer Tim Brown accomplishing the feat in 1997.
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