Realistically....what can we get for AB?

[RobinCole]

Just read that AB will not play in the Pro Bowl due to a - - guess what - - knee injury. Replaced by Ju-Ju. See? He really did have a knee injury. (Rolling eyes).

[Steel Maniac]

AB was definitely one of my favorites; my son walks around with his AB jersey on all the time. Gonna be hard on him when AB is shipped out. I’ll sit down and fully explain it to him.

[Steel Maniac]

Chris Mortensen is reporting that from what he’s heard from his Steeler sources, they will try and trade AB no doubt. So what he did has definitely left a super bad taste in managements mouth. And I agree. What he did was insubordinate. But because of that behavior, that might drive down what we can get for him. And when he speaks, that might drive it down further. Lol.

[JUST-PLAIN-NASTY]

If he quit on team & lied about injury...He will be traded. And Leaving at halftime? He's a grown man..a professional. He's one of my favorites..But he has to go.

I think someone gives a 1st...Or a swap of 1st with player. Unless AB had trade clause in contract...he made some poor decisions. Now that his agent is his voice & he was advised against interview with JH...I'm assuming he doesn't.

[Steel Maniac]

Most fans are forgiving...After the initial hurt, I would say most people give other people 2nd chances...

See Vick, Ben, maybe Hunt down the line...And these things were worse than what AB did...Thing is AB KNEW what he was doing, mocking people, laughing at them..." People " are forgiving , But don't like to be made a fool...

I've said this for a awhile...I honestly think AB has mental health issues, I'm not being being mean, or making fun of him...But there is something not right with him...

Wish him the best...He is none of the best I have ever seen, and is gonna be almost impossible to replace, but the Steelers have to move on from him...

*Such is life

AB sounds like Kanye West with all that babble coming from him; like he's from outer space or something.

[Oviedo]

Yet it appears that the direction the Steelers are leaning. Kinda makes you wonder how much of a negative AB really is...

I haven't heard anyone from the Steelers' inner circle indicate any such thing. Have you?? When that happens I'll start to believe it is possible

Right now we have talking heads saying this trying to stay on top of the news cycle using second and third person sources

[Disco1981]

Most fans are forgiving...After the initial hurt, I would say most people give other people 2nd chances...

See Vick, Ben, maybe Hunt down the line...And these things were worse than what AB did...Thing is AB KNEW what he was doing, mocking people, laughing at them..." People " are forgiving , But don't like to be made a fool...

I've said this for a awhile...I honestly think AB has mental health issues, I'm not being being mean, or making fun of him...But there is something not right with him...

Wish him the best...He is none of the best I have ever seen, and is gonna be almost impossible to replace, but the Steelers have to move on from him...

*Such is life

[Steel Maniac]

The live video did it for me...I would have been able to forgive AB ...IF he made a comment with something like " I screwed up, my frustrations during this year boiled over...I plan on sitting down with Mr.Rooney, Coach Tomlin, Ben and the rest of my teammates, and it will never happen again...I really screwed up, and am just begging for a 2nd chance "...

But...The live video, When Tomlin was pouring his heart out ..laughing/ giggling at him live, like it was funny...Wtf was so ****ing funny...You just missed the playoffs, players/ coaches will be cut...and you're laughing at Tomlin, your teammates, and us as fans faces...

I could care less that he was with Harrison...Seeing his face, laughing at all of us, is unforgivable in my eyes...

He is a great talent and will be so hard to replace but, there is no way you could ever let a guy like that back in your lockeroom...How could you justify it? Win at ANY costs, **** everybody including the fans

This somes it up......

[Ernie]

yet some are suggesting that "cooler hands will prevail" lol..

[steeler_george]

The live video did it for me...I would have been able to forgive AB ...IF he made a comment with something like " I screwed up, my frustrations during this year boiled over...I plan on sitting down with Mr.Rooney, Coach Tomlin, Ben and the rest of my teammates, and it will never happen again...I really screwed up, and am just begging for a 2nd chance "...

But...The live video, When Tomlin was pouring his heart out ..laughing/ giggling at him live, like it was funny...Wtf was so ****ing funny...You just missed the playoffs, players/ coaches will be cut...and you're laughing at Tomlin, your teammates, and us as fans faces...

I could care less that he was with Harrison...Seeing his face, laughing at all of us, is unforgivable in my eyes...

He is a great talent and will be so hard to replace but, there is no way you could ever let a guy like that back in your lockeroom...How could you justify it? Win at ANY costs, **** everybody including the fans

Wow Disco great post! My exact feelings too... How could one of my all-time steelers just stab us and keep smiling...

[Disco1981]

Yet it appears that the direction the Steelers are leaning. Kinda makes you wonder how much of a negative AB really is...

The live video did it for me...I would have been able to forgive AB ...IF he made a comment with something like " I screwed up, my frustrations during this year boiled over...I plan on sitting down with Mr.Rooney, Coach Tomlin, Ben and the rest of my teammates, and it will never happen again...I really screwed up, and am just begging for a 2nd chance "...

But...The live video, When Tomlin was pouring his heart out ..laughing/ giggling at him live, like it was funny...Wtf was so ****ing funny...You just missed the playoffs, players/ coaches will be cut...and you're laughing at Tomlin, your teammates, and us as fans faces...

I could care less that he was with Harrison...Seeing his face, laughing at all of us, is unforgivable in my eyes...

He is a great talent and will be so hard to replace but, there is no way you could ever let a guy like that back in your lockeroom...How could you justify it? Win at ANY costs, **** everybody including the fans

[Steel Maniac]

If you go see how AB and Harrison were mocking Tomlin on twitter during Tomlin’s press conference , you’ll see why all of a sudden they restructured Ben’s contract.

[Ernie]

Agreed. You don't cut one of your best players and pay 20mil to do it. That's retarded.

Yet it appears that the direction the Steelers are leaning. Kinda makes you wonder how much of a negative AB really is...

[steeler_george]

At best, we either get an additional 1st or second for him, or us him to trade up in the draft.

All this talk about trade partners being Oakland, Indy, Jets, SF... what about Seattle. Baldwin is on last leg, their young WR Locket is due for a big contract ( we should go after him). If we take on Brown's cap hit , he still gets paid and Seattle has little to pay in 2019 and they can restructure his remaining contract longer and cap friendly.

[steeler_george]

Yet another reason Juju as MVP was a mistake.

I really thought the MVP should of been Brown, by a wide margin, and Ben a 2nd.

Maybe this was the locker rooms thought on Brown as a teammate.

Maybe this was Porter spinning his "D vs O locker room split" mostly pointing the finger at 84.