The Oakland Raiders made things official Wednesday with the best wide receiver in the game, as they brought in Antonio Brown to Oakland for his introductory press conference.
The team and it’s fans were overjoyed that they had added such a player and they didn’t have to give up that much to get him, either.
The NFL’s social media team was very excited, too, as they photoshopped an image of Brown standing with Raiders QB Derek Carr and fellow Raiders WR Jordy Nelson with the caption “Welcome to #RaiderNation.”
While this was photoshopped, Nelson’s face pretty much told his future in Oakland:
Because on Thursday the NFL’s official Twitter account tweeted this bit of news:
Ouch.
Nelson, of course, is a proven veteran who probably still has some gas left in the tank. But still, that was a tough turn of events. The Raiders, meanwhile, added another 1,000-yard receiver in Tyrell Williams on Wednesday, which didn’t help Nelson at all.
NFL fans quickly started weighing in on where he should land:
