Antonio Brown’s antics were one of the many issues the Steelers had to deal with this season, and the team may look to trade him in the offseason after his latest stunt.
It was initially reported that Brown got into a heated altercation with a teammate during practice last week, which caused him to walk out. We now know that that player was quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who has had his issues with Brown in the past.
Was told this afternoon by a source during Steelers locker room clean out that Antonio Brown threw a ball near/at feet of Ben Roethlisberger and walked out of practice. Post-Gazette reporting Brown skipped Sat walkthrough and expected to play Sunday. He didn’t. @TheAthleticPGH
— Mark Kaboly (@MarkKaboly) December 31, 2018
So Brown threw a football at Big Ben’s feet, which seems pretty childish. And the fact that it cost him an opportunity to play Sunday could’ve really hurt the team, given that the Steelers barely beat the Bengals. Had they lost, and the Ravens lost, it would’ve looked exponentially worse.
Still, this dissension doesn’t appear to be disappearing anytime soon, so the team may look to part ways with Brown in the coming months. They can’t afford to have more “ugly” situations such as this one in the future.
The altercation that led Antonio Brown's benching last week was with Ben Roethlisberger. Im told it was fairly ugly and the WR was totally in the wrong. He went AWOL essentially for the 3rd time this season dating back to training camp
— Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) December 31, 2018
We won’t be surprised if Brown has indeed played his final game in Pittsburgh. The team may have reached its tipping point, especially what went on with Le’Veon Bell this season. Character issues really hurt the Steelers during their 2018 campaign.
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