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in the NFL.But the way Antonio Brown did it this offseason — a tactic which critics could reasonably describe as mutiny — was the kind of thing which ought to scare the NFL establishment.Because if more players realize the power they have L.C. Greenwood Jersey , more may try the same thing.“We had a client who decided that he didn’t want to be with a given team and we were able to find a more desirable scenario and work out a new deal despite having three years left on the contract and not having to add more years,” agent Drew Rosenhaus told Peter King of NBC’s . “What I hope it does is maybe bring some more balance. There aren’t many players like Antonio Brown but perhaps—and I’m not suggesting that everybody go out and try to renegotiate their deal or ask for a trade—but I hope it gives players more leverage throughout the league. I hope it gives agents more confidence that they can affect something in a way that can make a positive change for their clients.“Maybe this is a deal that’s bigger than just one particular contract.”Rosenhaus is right in that not many players have the kind of juice to create that kind of change. But it will certainly be noted in many precincts, as players try to maximize what little leverage they have in a process which was built to limit their power. From being allocated to a team without any say in the matter as rookies (the draft), to having to wait beyond the average length of a career (four years) to pick their own destination in free agency (unless, you know Vance McDonald Jersey , a team wants to use the franchise tag), players have few options.Antonio Brown used the ones he had. Others will inevitably try to follow, and some teams will inevitably take a hard line. JuJu Smith-Schuster has traded in his green velvet suit for a hard hat.The Steelers wide receiver was back to work this week after his viral prom weekend, but showing up to work is nothing new for him. In fact, he’s been at every day of voluntary work this offseason in an effort to become a bit of a role model for the young receivers surrounding him.“It’s very important Mike Hilton Jersey ,” Smith-Schuster said, via Gerry Dulac of the . “There are some new guys on the team, and building that chemistry and that connection means a lot. Me just being here, being around other guys, shows I’m ready to play Anthony Chickillo Jersey , I’m all about the team, I’m all about us. We’re here for one reason.”The Steelers signed veteran Donte Moncrief and drafted Diontae Johnson to help fill the void of some guy named Antonio Brown. While Smith-Schuster has shown he can put up numbers, he’s also taking obvious and deliberate steps to try to push the Steelers past some of the Brown-related storylines.“Everyone is there for each other,” Smith-Schuster said. “There’s no individual. Everyone’s into playing, winning games Rocky Bleier Jersey , the Super Bowl. Everybody’s on the same page. Yesterday we dominated, today we dominated. You can see that connection with Ben [Roethlisberger], with [Josh] Dobbs, with Mason [Rudolph].”This isn’t the first time this kind of talk has come up this offseason, as if the Steelers are trying to speak a drama-free future into existence.