Even if the Raiders don’t move, and he pays California income taxes all three years, he will still be getting about 15 million more than if he remained a Steelers. I would gladly get high on PCP and roll around in shit all day for 15 million!
But, even if AB somehow loses money on the deal…is broke, and in an institution for the criminally insane before training camp…….no matter what happens in the future…..the Steelers got played! He punked the Steelers into giving away the best WR in the NFL for a 3rd & a 5th.
No amount of Schadenfreude is going to compensate for The Steelers offense (the only facet of the team that still justified them as contenders) taking a HUGE step backwards. The window on Ben winning another SB closes even more (shut at this point…in my opinion). The loss to the Raiders killed our chances last year, but they did far more lasting damage with the AB trade.