After citing the Pittsburgh Steelers’ lack of success as one reason why former WR Antonio Brown asked for a trade from the team, the 2018 team MVP vote also played a role. In an interview with the popular YouTuber VLAD, Brown says WR JuJu Smith-Schuster winning MVP that year told him the team was trying to build up his replacement.
“At that time in 2018, I think I had 15 touchdowns, leading the NFL, 100-something catches, 1,200, 1,300 yards,” Brown said. “Then we had another young receiver. And you know the NFL is all about, even the Steelers now they’ve got two receivers they pit against each other.