The Baltimore Ravens aren't the only team in the AFC North making moves on the offensive line.
One day after the Jacksonville Jaguars agreed to send Eugene Monroe to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for multiple draft picks, the Pittsburgh Steelers got in on the action.
NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported Wednesday that the Arizona Cardinalshave agreed to ship offensive tackle Levi Brown to the Steelers for a conditional draft pick, per a source involved in the deal. The Steelers later confirmed the move via Twitter. Cornerback Isaiah Green was released to clear a roster spot for Brown.
Rapoport also reported that Brown will compete with Pittsburgh's Mike Adams.
It's an odd move.
Adams has been a turnstile this season. He needs to be replaced, but anyone watching Cardinals film has seen Brown pop off the screen as a massive liability. Brown was flamed by Rams pass rusher Robert Quinn in the season opener, and accountable for a Saints bum-rush in Week 3. Fifty-nine offensive tackles currently grade higher on the field this season, per Pro Football Focus.
The Steelers take on what's left of the five-year, $30 million contract Brown -- a former No. 5 overall draft pick -- signed in 2012.
This can be spun as Pittsburgh acquiring a veteran, but it's telling that Arizona is willing to shop its starting left tackle in October.Â
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