What It Means:

"There are a lot of factors we have to take into account on it," Rooney said. "We’d have to sit down with Antonio and understand where he is and make sure he understands where we are. There is some work to do before we figure that out." Rooney said a couple weeks ago that it was "hard to envision" Brown playing for the Steelers again, but it appears at least one side is willing to settle their differences for next season. It takes two to tango, however, and everything has indicated that the All-World wideout wants out of Pittsburgh. Brown turns 31 this summer.

Brown caught 104 passes for 1,297 yards and 15 touchdowns on 168 targets in 15 games this season.