Unless you’re a huge supporter of the Pittsburgh Steelers, or among the hardest of hardcore football fans, the name Antonio Brown likely didn’t mean all that much to you before this summer. Sure, even a casual sports fan would know that Brown has been one of the best wide receivers in the NFL over the past decade; since entering the league in 2010, Brown has made seven Pro Bowls, and been an All-Pro selection on four different occasions.
But Antonio Brown, who spent the first nine years of his career in Pittsburgh, probably hasn’t been ingrained in your brain for weeks, as he almost certainly has since NFL training camps started in July.
In fact, it’s hard to summon someone who’s overshadowed America’s most popular sporting institution quite like Brown has in 2019.
Just in case you’ve spent your summer doing more productive things than paying mind to the NFL, or lingering around the Twitter freakout-sphere, here’s a quick rundown of the surreal Antonio Brown story. After the Steelers traded Brown, who clashed with Ben Roethlisberger and was benched in the 2018 season finale, to the Oakland Raiders for a third and …