There was a lot of speculation today about Antonio Brown's absence from today's practice. Many thought this tweet had something to do with AB skipping work today.
Trade me let’s find out https://t.co/4OeepI78zy
— Antonio Brown (@AB84) September 17, 2018
Did anyone actually believe AB wanted to be traded? Come on, now.
Thankfully, Adam Schefter was able to clear the situation up, and hopefully put an end to any further speculation on the matter.
1/2 Steelers' WR Antonio Brown's agent, Drew Rosenhaus: "The tweet yesterday was not in reference to anything other than Antonio responding to a person he knows. It was not directed towards a trade, or wanting to be trading. Any idea he was asking for a trade is not accurate.”
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 18, 2018
2/3 Rosenhaus: “Antonio had a personal matter. I talked to the team about it. His issue was unrelated to the tweet or his relationship with the team. Third, AB has an incredible drive to win. He just wants to win. That's all that that is.”
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 18, 2018
3/3 “That's not anything more than him encouraging his coaches and teammates to win. And that's what his entire focus is on. Any notion, any speculation otherwise, can be put to bed. This is a non-story that has been blown out of proportion. We can end this right here and now."
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 18, 2018
Pretty tough to believe, unless you are completely out of touch with the team and/or feed into rumors easily, but AB isn't going anywhere anytime soon. Take a deep breath and exhale, Steeler Nation. This is one problem the team does not currently have.
