I believe there was genuine interest and Beane made what he felt was a fair offer. Being that AB is still not traded the Steelers asking price might be too high. Which brings up the question who has more of an axe to grind in this situation? Clearly the Steelers want to get value for AB, but they also want to send him a message that his market value is nowhere near what AB thinks he’s worth. The Steelers know this and are asking for compensation on par with what AB believes his value is. They probably won’t get much for him, and that is not the point. The point is the Steelers FO wants to bludgeon him on the way out as some form of payback.