The last several years have been an interesting transition for Antonio Brown. When he first came into the league, he surrounded from older players from whom he could learn, such as Hines Ward and Antwaan Randle El, and later, Jerricho Cotchery. Even Darrius Heyward-Bey filled and perhaps continues to fill that role to a degree.
But now more than ever, he is the elder statesman in the wide receiver room, with the three other receivers who chiefly play with him having fewer than two seasons of NFL experience under their belts in JuJu Smith-Schuster, James Washington, and Ryan Switzer.