Why it is Possible Antonio Brown may win MVP Next Season

Mathew Huff

7/11/2016

Antonio Brown has become the NFL’s best wide receiver. There are very few people who will dispute that statement, and he proved it last year. What is interesting is that no wide receiver in NFL history has ever won the MVP award, but Antonio Brown has enough talent where he just might pull it off. Despite his height, Brown can catch passes with the best of them, and is one of the fastest players in the entire NFL. He managed to burn Broncos cornerback Chris Harris Jr. this year for a touchdown, something Harris Jr. had not allowed to happen in two years, and has been rated number one of all wide receivers for 2015 by ESPN Fantasy Football power rankings. Oh and did I mention he was second in receiving yards last season just behind Julio Jones? Brown has an experienced quarterback in Ben Roethlisberger throwing to him, but now I personally believe Brown will be targeted even more than last year. Yes, you read that right and the reason I say that is because the long time Pittsburgh tight end Heath Miller retired this year, and Martavis Bryant will be serving a suspension for the entire year. Even though the league favors quarterbacks, I just cannot see Ben Roethlisberger being in the MVP discussion any time soon, and let’s be honest if anyone from Pittsburgh will have a chance, it will be Antonio Brown himself. Now, in terms of wide receivers or tight ends having a shot at MVP, Brown will have plenty of competition for sure. Gronkowski and Edelman still have Tom Brady throwing passes to them, Dez Bryant and Demaryius Thomas will look to rebound after down years last season, and the New York Jets receiving tandem of Marshall and Decker is nothing to sneeze at either. However, Antonio Brown is more valuable to his team than his quarterback at this point, something not many wide receivers can say about themselves right now. Take Brady out of New England and their production will go down, Bryant showed he needs Romo last year, the Broncos are not sure who their quarterback will be yet, and the Jets always seem to be in a fight to find or retain a solid quarterback who can get the ball to their star receivers. At the end of the day Antonio Brown is still the best receiver in the league and I predict he will prove it next year by becoming the first wide receiver in NFL history to win the MVP award.