The Facts: The Steelers and Brown are optimistic they can agree to a new deal well before training camp, a source tells ESPN.com's Jeremy Fowler.

Diehards Line: Asked this week about the contract, Brown said both sides are "beginning to get it rolling" and that he wants to finish his career as a Steeler. As Fowler pointed out, the Steelers are generally willing to negotiate with key players entering the final years of their contracts, but those negotiations can happen at various times. Brown has one year left on a six-year deal that pays him $4.71 million in 2017. Before the 2015 and 2016 seasons, the Steelers restructured Brown's contract by moving up money from future years. These tactics earned Brown about $10 million in advance money. BeBrown, the first player since Marvin Harrison to record four consecutive 100-catch seasons, made headlines for the wrong reasons last month, when he broadcast a Steelers postgame locker room scene on Facebook Live. The broadcast caught coach Mike Tomlin's profanity-laced message after a playoff win at Kansas City. Brown has remained apologetic for the judgment lapse. But his image appeared to take a hit, with some in the media calling for Brown to be traded. That's not happening, however. We'll follow up as needed.