LANDOVER, Md. — No, it’s not too early to declare the early leader for NFL Most Valuable Player to be … Antonio Brown.
Just look at what he did Monday night at FedEx Field in the Steelers’ season opener. He took the field against Washington with the whole world knowing he didn’t have Le’Veon Bell, Martavis Bryant and Markus Wheaton to help him, and that he’d likely be Ben Roethlisberger’s first, second and third option, and fourth if needed.
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Brown still lit up the Washington defense.