SI.com Pittsburgh Steelers All-Pro wide receiver Antonio Brown plans on skipping the team’s offseason workouts as he seeks a new contract, reports Fox Sports’ Mike Garafolo. Pittsburgh’s offseason program starts Monday. According to the report, Brown is also thinking about not attending the team’s three-day mandatory minicamp, which starts June 16 and training camp which begins at the end of July. Brown signed a five-year, $42.5 million extension with Pittsburgh in 2012 and then restructured his contract last season, creating $4 million in cap space for the team. He is not scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent until after the 2017 season. He made $5.285 million last season and is scheduled to make $6 million in base salary for the 2015 season. Brown, 26, led the NFL with 129 catches for 1,698 yards last season and also scored 13 touchdowns, earning first-team AP All-Pro honors. He also had 319 punt return yards with one touchdown.

He was one of the best wide receivers in the game in 2014. Since the Steelers early round exit from the playoffs he has worked out with The Rock, and was a captain at this years Pro Bowl. It would only make sense that he takes the time to hold out of his current contract until he gets paid.

It makes sense from his point of view.  With only $3.4 million of his remaining $20+ million contract this play is likely to move some of that contract pay to guaranteed pay and protect himself in the event of an injury.  It ain’t my money and he’s been one hell of a fantasy football investment so why not, give the man his bags of money.

The truth is, when you’re throwing weights around with The Rock do you really need to be working out with your teammates? Probably not.  If we make it to September and still do not see #84 on the field then we’ll bitch and moan.  But today, we ain’t talkin about a game… we talkin about PRACTICE.