stillers4me
12-06-2011, 05:04 PM
While the torch hasn't been passed officially, Antonio Brown can feel the heat of the flame.
Like with any hard-charging 14-year vet, Hines Ward (http://www.steelersuniverse.com/players/hinesward/profile?id=WAR179227)'s NFL days are coming to a close. And while retirement might not be in the wide receiver's vocabulary just yet -- and it probably shouldn't be with the way he's playing of late -- the topic will surface sooner rather than later and will gain momentum as Brown, along with Mike Wallace, continue to become forces in the Steelers'.
It's been a pattern this season for Brown, who has become Ben Roethlisberger (http://www.steelersuniverse.com/players/benroethlisberger/profile?id=ROE750381)'s favorite target over the last five games as opponents have shifted more attention to Wallace. Brown, Pittsburgh's second-year wide receiver, has a team-high 32 receptions for 512 yards and a touchdown in that span............
Read more @ http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d824ccecc/article/future-can-wait-as-brown-gives-steelers-glimpse-of-future?campaign=Twitter_features
Like with any hard-charging 14-year vet, Hines Ward (http://www.steelersuniverse.com/players/hinesward/profile?id=WAR179227)'s NFL days are coming to a close. And while retirement might not be in the wide receiver's vocabulary just yet -- and it probably shouldn't be with the way he's playing of late -- the topic will surface sooner rather than later and will gain momentum as Brown, along with Mike Wallace, continue to become forces in the Steelers'.
It's been a pattern this season for Brown, who has become Ben Roethlisberger (http://www.steelersuniverse.com/players/benroethlisberger/profile?id=ROE750381)'s favorite target over the last five games as opponents have shifted more attention to Wallace. Brown, Pittsburgh's second-year wide receiver, has a team-high 32 receptions for 512 yards and a touchdown in that span............
Read more @ http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d824ccecc/article/future-can-wait-as-brown-gives-steelers-glimpse-of-future?campaign=Twitter_features