Shift in the balance of power in the NFL

Antonio Brown got traded to the Oakland Raiders after a season long dysfunctional term with the Steelers last season. It as a term filled with frustration, bickering ,with players and coaches at odds with each other  and players not playing because of money, ala Le'veon Bell, but with all the dissention and turmoil that Antonio Brown went through with his team, somehow won. At the end of all the problems that he complained about and in essence fought against the Steelers organization because of, he came out with what he wanted. this is a major thing not just because a major star has left to a new team, but it shows a sign that the balance of power has officially shifted from owners to players. We saw this similar thing happen in the NBA when Lebron James Left Cleveland  for Miami in free agency and created his own team in a place of his choosing. While Antonio Brown was not a free agent, he got traded after voicing his dislike for a team and essentially forced the Steelers hand in getting him out of Pittsburg. With Le'voen bell sitting out due to wanting money and making the Steelers chose between paying him what he wants or let one of the best RBs in the game walk away for nothing players are beginning to use the value that the have based on their skills as a way to bully organizations into doing what they want them do. so its going to be really interesting to see how other players use this new found power in the coming years.