Cardinals out of Antonio Brown sweepstakes; deal for WR imminent

A deal is coming for Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown. It is expected to happen by the end of the week, according to reports.

The Arizona Cardinals will not be involved.

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, a trade should be in place by Friday.

Teams that have spoken to the Steelers about a potential Antonio Brown trade have been told that a deal is expected to be in place by Friday, per league sources.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 6, 2019

According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, there are multiple teams involved but the Cardinals and New York Jets are out.

The Antonio Brown sweepstakes are heating up: Sources say the #Steelers have begun telling teams that this is moving quickly and to give their best offers ASAP. This could wrap up soon. 3 new teams have jumped in the last 48 hours. Meanwhile, #Jets, #AZCardinals are out.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 6, 2019

According to local reports from John Gambadoro and Kent Somers, the Cardinals did not have interest in Brown. Of course, it could be possible they had interest and inquired, only to find out Pittsburgh’s price tag, which killed the interest.

Whether the Cardinals never had any interest to begin with or they bowed out, as Rapoport suggests, this is one crazy change to the roster that is not going to happen for Arizona.

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