Wide receiver Antonio Brown asks Steelers for trade

Antonio Brown has authoritatively asked for an exchange from the Pittsburgh Steelers, a source revealed to ESPN's Adam Schefter on Tuesday.

The news of Brown's exchange ask for comes directly after the Pro Bowl wide beneficiary tweeted a goodbye to the Steelers and their fans, saying it is "a great opportunity to proceed onward and forward."

Dark colored, 30, has been the subject of far-reaching exchange hypothesis after he neglected to appear at work the day preceding the season finale against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Group president Art Rooney II told correspondents a month ago that something changed with Brown the most recent seven day stretch of the period, and he didn't know why. He said he had connected with Brown without much of any result.

Specialist Drew Rosenhaus told ESPN on Jan. 25 that he had addressed the Steelers to express Brown's "position" however wouldn't uncover subtleties.

A source near Brown trusts the wideout is sick of playing the substitute for the Steelers' issues and needs to indicate he can flourish in another offense.

Dark colored is expected a $2.5 million program reward on March 17. On the off chance that the Steelers exchange him before that date, they would assimilate $21.12 million in dead cash on their compensation top. That sum would ascend to $23.62 million if Brown is exchanged after March 17.

Dark colored, who turns 31 on July 10, is expected pay rates of $12.625 million out of 2019, $11.3 million out of 2020 and $12.5 million out of 2021.

He has no ensured cash left on his agreement. Exchanging Brown after June 1 would enable the Steelers to spread the top hit over various years, as indicated by ESPN's Dan Graziano - $9.54 million of every 2019 and $14.08 million of every 2020.

The Steelers have been set up for exchange situations and trust they can get a high draft pick for Brown. One high-positioning AFC official trusts the Steelers will request a first-round pick.

Darker has implied he needs the San Francisco 49ers to make that move. He's utilized internet based life to photoshop himself in a 49ers shirt and FaceTimed with 49ers legend Jerry Rice, who a month ago told 95.7 the Game that Brown "gravely" needs to be in San Francisco.

An ongoing ESPN article featured Brown's rough association with the Steelers, who endured Brown's shenanigans for a considerable length of time. Dark colored was routinely late for gatherings and recreations and lived off grounds amid preparing camp, various colleagues said. In any case, to a great extent that wasn't an issue since Brown buckled down and delivered on Sundays.

At that point things changed in 2018. Darker ended up angered on the sideline in Week 2 against Kansas City. That one week from now, he tweeted "exchange me how about we discover" to a previous Steelers staff member who composed that Brown ought to thank quarterback Ben Roethlisberger for his generation. A source said Brown wasn't content with Roethlisberger's open scrutinizes of his course running in a Week 12 misfortune to Denver. Also, the Week 17 issues mistook numerous for the group

From the Pro Bowl, a few key Steelers openly bolstered a Brown return. However at this point, the Steelers appear surrendered to the destiny. Requested a response Tuesday, one player said he essentially didn't have one any longer.