Kraft: Brady 'a million percent in' on Brown signing

Antonio Brown wasn't available to the New England Patriots during their season opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers, but the defending champions are looking forward to adding the four-time All-Pro.

Ahead of New England's Sunday night matchup, NBC broadcaster Al Michaels shared a conversation he had with Patriots owner Robert Kraft about the signing.

"Kraft told me that when he broke the news to Tom Brady, Brady initially said, 'I'm a hundred percent in.' Two minutes later, Tom came back and said to Kraft, 'I'm a thousand percent in.' Then he came back two minutes later and said, 'I'm a million percent in,'" Michaels said, according to Mike Reiss of ESPN.

The Patriots didn't need the extra help while dismantling the Steelers 33-3. Brown should be available to the team for its Week 2 game against the Miami Dolphins.

"I think everybody's excited to add great players," Brady said postgame on Sunday. "It helps everybody when you have great players that are sharing the burden of a tough football season.

"I think, like anything else, whether it was Josh (Gordon) last year or Phillip (Dorsett) when he got here a few years ago late, and then this year Antonio, how much can you learn and process and get in here? And we're all going to work hard and try to get up to speed as fast as possible. ... We're all excited to have him."

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