Wednesday 13 March 2019 22:51, UK
Antonio Brown has been confirmed as a member of the Oakland Raiders and will become the NFL's highest-paid wide receiver.
The Pittsburgh Steelers will receive a third round and fifth-round pick from the Raiders for Brown, the teams announced on Wednesday as the new league year began.
As part of the trade, Brown will reportedly receive a reworked contract worth $50.125m over the next three seasons, which could increase with incentives and includes 60 per cent in guaranteed money.
Raiders head coach Jon Gruden said "In my opinion, we acquired the best wide receiver in football. Now, let's get to work."
Also at Brown's introductory press conference, general manager Mike Mayock added: "I am so excited to sit down next to Antonio Brown."
"He's as good a practice football player and works as hard as any football player I've ever seen in my life."
Until now, Brown had spent the entirety of his NFL career with the Steelers since being drafted in the sixth round in 2010 out of Central Michigan.
Brown has proved to be one of the great value draft selections of all time, especially over the last six seasons when he has never been held to less than 1,250 yards receiving and averaged more than 10 touchdowns.
But his time with the franchise ended in acrimony when Brown missed the Steelers' last game of 2018 after an alleged bust-up with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
At his Raiders press conference on Wednesday, he said: "It's an honor to be here."
"I'm here to prove what I am and what I stand for, not just my words but my actions."
He will now work alongside Raiders quarterback Derek Carr, giving the sixth year man a target he has been missing since Oakland traded Amari Cooper to the Dallas Cowboys midway through last season.
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