Antonio Brown Joins #RaiderNation What This Means for the NFL

Antonio Brown aka AB aka Mr. Big Chest aka Tony Toe Tap has arrived to the silver and black via a trade from the Steelers. Raiders new GM Mike Mayock got him for the cheap price of a third round and fifth round pick, and AB seems happy for the time being.

So what does that mean for the NFL?

Well, right now not much. The Raiders cleared out a bunch of young talent that was going to be owed big contracts last season only to trade for a 30 year old receiver who wants the biggest WR contract ever. Maybe Mayock knows something we don’t, but it looks like Tony Toe Tap is going to have to either accept less money or a shorter contract than he’d like.

The Raiders won’t have to use a top pick on offense because of this but they still have holes all over. Depending on who you believe they are ready to jump from 4 to 1 to select Kyler Murray. I doubt it.

If anything the acquisition of AB means that the Raiders will rebuild around Derek Carr on the fly and try to replenish the defense with pass rushers ASAP.