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I don't really think AB had the leverage by HScorpio

I've seen this said by several analysts after the trade. I know you are saying something different, namely that AB forced the Steelers to trade him. That is true, and I don't disagree. However, I don't understand why so few teams were interested, unless in their due diligence they found that he was too much of a locker room problem. He seemed to be fine for his first ~8 years or so.

This isn't like the situations in the NBA with Anthony Davis or Kawhi Leonard where they only had/have 1 year left before free agency. In that case, no team is going to trade for them unless they get an agreement from the player that they will re-sign. This obviously limits potential trading partners.

Brown is still under contract for 3 more years. Trade him to the Bills, Browns, Dolphins, Cards, whoever. Is he really going to holdout and not get paid for a year? 2 years? I doubt it.