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Antonio Brown: He And Steelers Agree It's Time To Move On
The Steelers apparently will move ahead with attempts to trade the wide receiver after he met Tuesday with team owner Art Rooney II.
PITTSBURGH, PA - Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown said that after meeting with team owner Art Rooney II Tuesday, he and Rooney “agreed that it’s time to move on.” Brown’s remarks were made in an Instagram post in which he and Rooney are pictured.
“Had a great meeting with Mr.Rooney today we discussed a lot of things and we cleared the air on several issues!” Brown wrote. “I’ll always have appreciation and gratitude towards the Rooney family and @steelers organization!”
The NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported that Clarity on Antonio Brown: Source says the Steelers agreed to work on the potential trade but Brown and his agent Drew Rosenhaus do not have permission to speak with teams to try to line up a deal.
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According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, also attending the meeting were Brown’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus; Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert and Steelers vice president of football and business administration Omar Khan.
Antonio Brown and Art Rooney II had their meeting today and agreed it's time to move on according to a IG post from @AB84 pic.twitter.com/yPtpzbtgBC
— SteelerNation (@SteeIerNation) February 19, 2019
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