Steelers president open to trading WR Antonio Brown Published: Jan 10, 2019 at 08:18 AM Herbie Teope wide receiver might be on borrowed time during the offseason. In an exclusive interview with Gustav Forsling Jersey the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, president Art Rooney II said Thursday the team would not release Brown. Rooney, however, said will "look at all the options" on how to deal with Brown, who did not play in the regular-season finale. "There's not much we can do right now; we have time to make a decision," Rooney said, . "We'll look at all the options. We're not going to release him, that's not on the table. But I will say all other options are on the table. "Whether the situation can be reconciled and have Michael Jordan Jersey him back on the team next year, we're a long way away from thinking that can happen. We're not closing the door on anything at this point." Brown made headlines after the Week 17 game leading to the matchup against the and then left the game at halftime after he had been declared inactive. The Post-Gazette points out that Brown has not taken repeated telephone calls from Rooney and head coach Mike Tomlin, who during his end-of-season pre s conference last week. When the Post-Gazette asked directly if the would explore trading Brown, Rooney declined to categorize it as such. "I'm not going to use those words," Rooney said. "All options are on the table. We have two months to go before we can do anything. There's no sense making the decision now. We'll see how things play out. Maybe he decides to come talk to us some day and we learn more about where he is. We'll see." One thing Rooney has a hard time seeing, however, is Brown being available when the open training camp in late summer. "As we sit here today, it's hard to envision that," Rooney said. "But there's no sense on closing the door on Glenn Hall Jersey anything today. There's snow on the ground. We don't have to make those decisions right now." What could ultimately prompt the to make a decision surrounds the league's new calendar year, which begins March 13. Brown, who signed a five-year extension in 2017, will earn a base salary of $12.6 million in 2019 and is due a $2.5 million roster bonus on March 17. Brown is scheduled to count $22 million against the ' salary cap in 2019, and NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport that the would save $1 million in cap space -- an estimated $22 million to keep him, $21 million cap hit to trade him -- and create a projected $15 million in savings. The president, however, indicated that Chris Kunitz Jersey the salary-cap consequences would not have an underlying role in any decision. "That has to be taken into consideration, but, as I sit here today, I'm not going to say that's going to box us into anything," Rooney said. "If we decide something has to be done, we' Marian Hossa Jersey ll figure out how to deal with that." Brown's situation only adds to the headache that the endured the past season. In addition to dealing with mi sing the playoffs for the first time since 2013, the played the entire season without running back , who . Pittsburgh finished the year at 9-6-1, which included the season finale win over the without Brown. UPDATE: Shortly after the Post-Gazette published its interview with Rooney, Brown posted a picture on Instagram of himself with Rooney from when he signed his extension in 2017. This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be mi sing content or contain faulty links. Please use the Contact Us link in our site footer to report an i sue.
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