Antonio Brown Requests Trade, Tweets Goodbye To Steelers Fans

PITTSBURGH, PA - Disgruntled Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown has formally requested a trade from the team and on Tuesday tweeted his goodbye to fans of the team.

ESPN reported that Brown, 30, has asked for the trade. The move should not come as a surprise to Steelers followers as the rift between Brown and the team since he went AWOL before the season finale against the Cincinnati Bengals increasingly has appeared irreconcilable.

Brown also has posted photoshopped pictures of himself in a San Francisco 49ers uniform. He also has been associating with legendary 49ers receiver Jerry Rice and San Francisco apparently is Brown’s preferred destination.

The Steelers had no immediate comment to the ESPN report.

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