It looks like the Green Bay Packers are going to go a different direction when it comes to adding another wide receiver to the roster. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, there are three teams that are showing the most interest in Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown and they are the Oakland Raiders, Washington Redskins and Tennessee Titans. Schefter did say other teams are talking to the Steelers about Brown, but as of right now, Brown is likely to end up in one of those three spots mentioned. Most fans and experts thought the Packers trading for Brown would make the most sense because of the asking price from Pittsburgh. "The Steelers' asking price started as a first-round pick and other compensation but has been reduced to a first-round pick," Schefter wrote. "That doesn't mean the Steelers will get it in return for Brown, but their goals are now more realistic." The Packers have two first-round picks this year. They will pick at No. 12 and at No. 30. The No. 30 pick originally belonged to the New Orleans Saints but they traded it last year to move up in the 2018 Draft to take Marcus Davenport. So the Packers have the firepower to trade for Brown, but then again so do the Raiders who have three first-round picks. Recently Brown was on Instagram Live explaining what he's looking for in his new team. "Tell them I ain’t doing no unguarantees," Brown said in his latest Instagram Live video. "I ain’t even gonna play myself for this NFL, you heard? I think I’ve done everything, what y’all think? What left for me to do? Win the Super Bowl? Gotta be the right team for that.” “Just know I’m still hungry. Just know my actions will speak louder than my words. Just know I’m fine of the greatest to ever to do it. Just know.” Brown has been one of the top wide receivers in the NFL for the last six seasons. He has been named to the Pro Bowl seven times, he's been selected to the All-Pro First Team four times and he's led the NFL in receptions and receiving yards twice. In 2018, Brown finished the year with 104 receptions for 1,297 yards and 15 touchdowns which led the NFL. Last year, the Packers drafted three wide receivers - J'Mon Moore, Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Equanimeous St. Brown. Valdes-Scantling and St. Brown showed promise while Moore had issues holding onto the ball which led to him only having two receptions all year. The Packers also lost Geronimo Allison midway through the season with a core muscle injury and Randall Cobb, who will be a free agent later this month, was in and out of the lineup all season due to multiple injuries. The Packers offense will be fine without Brown and it's understandable if the Packers don't make a push for him. But it would be interesting to see the All-Pro receiver working with Aaron Rodgers.<doc-sep>Getty Images The Packers may be interested in Antonio Brown. Unless they aren’t. The swirling confusion over the wantaway Steelers wide receiver’s situation has led to some ESPN-on-ESPN crime this morning. Last night, ESPN’s Dianna Russini said the Packers were “interested and looking to make moves per sources.” This morning, ESPN.com Packers beat reporter Rob Demovsky refuted that, in fairly explicit terms. “The Packers won’t jump in now and were not involved before,” Demovsky wrote. “They never had any conversations with the Steelers about the receiver.” While new Packers General Manager Brian Gutekunst has promised to be more aggressive than his predecessor, Brown doesn’t seem like a philosophical fit in Green Bay anyway. The presence of Aaron Rodgers would have likely appealed to him more than Josh Allen, but it’s impossible to know if Brown would have balked at another cold-weather locale.<doc-sep>Joe Sargent/Getty Images The Green Bay Packers are reportedly not looking to make a trade for Pittsburgh Steelers superstar wide receiver Antonio Brown. On Friday, Rob Demovsky of ESPN reported the Packers "won't jump in now and were not involved before" despite a Thursday report from ESPN's Dianna Russini suggesting Green Bay was interested. Although it appeared the Brown saga was nearing its conclusion Thursday night, Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network reported early Friday morning that a rumored trade with the Buffalo Bills fell through late in the process. Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette noted the receiver "nixed" the deal because he didn't want to play for Buffalo. Now the question is what other potential suitors may emerge for Brown. He's one of the NFL's top playmakers, but he's leaving the Steelers on a sour note after a rumored dispute with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. The Packers made sense on paper as they seek a top target to pair with Davante Adams for Aaron Rodgers, but it doesn't sound like Green Bay is going to join the sweepstakes. Video Play Button Videos you might like Rapoport previously reported the Arizona Cardinals, Denver Broncos and Oakland Raiders were among the teams with some level of interest in the seven-time Pro Bowler. It's unclear whether any of those teams are close to meeting the Steelers' asking price, though.<doc-sep>
The Green Bay Packers are fading out of the picture in trade talks involving Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Antonio Brown. Adam Schefter of ESPN and Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the two most prominent national NFL reporters, both recently reported on the interest in Brown coming out of the combine, and neither reporter listed the Packers among the teams most interested in a trade for the Steelers’ All-Pro pass-catcher. Schefter listed the Oakland Raiders, Tennessee Titans and Washington Redskins as the three teams showing the “most interest” in Brown, while Rapoport mentioned the Raiders, Denver Broncos and Arizona Cardinals as the three teams “most intrigued.” Although Peter King of NBC Sports reported there could be “at least one more serious team,” it doesn’t appear as if the Packers will be the team that eventually lands Brown. Many have spotlighted the Packers as a perfect potential landing spot for Brown, pointing to quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the team’s two first-round picks as top reasons why the Steelers and Packers could make sense as trading partners. The move would give Rodgers another superstar to work with on offense, and the Steelers would get the opportunity to send Brown out of the AFC. But a deal takes two to tango, and it doesn’t look like the Packers are ready to dance with Brown and the Steelers. More than likely, the Packers are focusing on free agency and the crop of available pass-rushers – a position that GM Brian Gutekunst could throw millions of dollars at to fix this offseason. Several outlets reported the Packers are preparing to be aggressive in their pursuit of an edge rusher in free agency. Trading for Brown could complicate that search financially. King believes the Steelers will actually get a trade done this week, and he’s growing increasingly sure that dealing Brown will net Pittsburgh an additional first-round pick. It just won’t be the 30th pick. Unless the Packers are preparing a surprise, under-the-radar move, expect Brown to be playing elsewhere in 2019.