New England Patriots rumors: Why team should trade for Antonio Brown

New England Patriots rumors: 5 reasons team should trade for Antonio Brown

By Sam Minton | Jan 3, 2019

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - DECEMBER 23: Antonio Brown #84 of the Pittsburgh Steelers celebrates a touchdown during the second half against the New Orleans Saints at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on December 23, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) /

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PITTSBURGH, PA – NOVEMBER 08: Antonio Brown #84 (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) /

2. Antonio Brown is still elite

Even though Antonio Brown is at that dreaded age of 30, he is still one of the best wideouts in the NFL.

Brown had some fantastic performances this season. In week 17, he had 14 catches for 185 yards and 2 touchdowns. I would consider that a bold statement that Brown is still extremely talented. In the entire 2018 season, he had 104 catches for 1,297 yards and 15 touchdowns.

The thing about Brown is that he can change the game with his speed. He can blow by defenders and turn long balls into touchdowns. That is something the New England Patriots could use.

New England hasn’t had a superb deep threat at wide receiver in a decent amount of time. Brandin Cooks was pretty good, but Randy Moss was the last true deep threat that was extremely talented

It is clear that Brown is still one of the best receivers in the league. So why wouldn’t you want him?

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