Brown steps up to the podium and apologizes
PITTSBURGH 无毛视频� Even though he apologized the previous day on social media, a downcast Antonio Brown stepped to a podium at the UPMC Rooney 无毛视频 Complex and told a packed media room he was sorry for broadcasting his coach无毛视频檚 post-game commentary following the Steelers无毛视频� win in Kansas City.
无毛视频淚 absolutely regret doing Facebook Live and this situation,无毛视频� Brown said. 无毛视频淚t was a total distraction to this organization, a total distraction to my teammates. Obviously, it was disrespectful to Coach Tomlin. I have the utmost respect for Coach. I solely regret that. I just got carried away in that moment. I live for that moment. Last year, not being able to play in the Divisional Game, not being able to make the trip with the team, so I was a little bit genuinely excited in that moment.无毛视频�
Brown, as per his usual dealings with the media, showed up 40 minutes late for the press conference.
When the reason was uncovered, via Snapchat, that Brown was getting a haircut, reporters from the Boston area began blasting the irony in their many live TV reports from the media room, calling the series of events 无毛视频淎 MAJOR DISTRACTION!无毛视频� for the Steelers.
Pittsburgh reporters, for the most part, yawned.
One of them asked Brown if he had understood the most important message delivered by Mike Tomlin the previous day, that Brown would need to move on to another team if such incidents continued.
无毛视频淎bsolutely,无毛视频� Brown said. 无毛视频淭hose words that he spoke, I didn无毛视频檛 take them lightly. That无毛视频檚 a big statement coming from my head coach. I don无毛视频檛 take those things for granted. I have to relish in those words. I am looking forward to just doing my job.无毛视频�
Brown was asked how difficult the week has been.
无毛视频淚t has been a tough week, but it无毛视频檚 nothing I can无毛视频檛 handle,无毛视频� he said. 无毛视频淢y kids being able to see me all over television for the wrong things, being able to see people talk about my name all over the place, ex-teammates, older players. It无毛视频檚 just a part of the journey. These are the things you learn from and grow from as a player. I am still a young player. I still have a lot to learn. I don无毛视频檛 make excuses. I take ownership for all of my actions. I will be better from this.无毛视频�
LADARIUS PRACTICES
Ladarius Green hasn无毛视频檛 played in the last four games and hadn无毛视频檛 practiced in 13 days, but he returned to the field Wednesday in a limited capacity.
The big tight end suffered a concussion Dec. 18 and has yet to pass an examination by an independent neurologist. But the news should be viewed as an optimistic sign for a Steelers team that might无毛视频檝e ended Green无毛视频檚 season short after playing in only six of the 18 games due in large part to concussion issues.
Brown, who missed last year无毛视频檚 Division Round playoff game because of a concussion, appreciated the excitement Green must be feeling about his chances this week.
无毛视频淚 absolutely understand his excitement,无毛视频� Brown said. 无毛视频淵ou don无毛视频檛 know what it无毛视频檚 like to be a player and not be able to go out and perform with your teammates. I am sure he is going to be excited. He will definitely make a difference in regards to our offense. Definitely in the middle of the field. We are excited to have him back.无毛视频�
Green can无毛视频檛 talk to reporters until he无毛视频檚 cleared to play.
EDELMAN SLAMMED
Julian Edelman, the smarmy Patriots receiver who slammed the Steelers for Brown无毛视频檚 indiscretion by saying 无毛视频淭hat无毛视频檚 how that team无毛视频檚 run,无毛视频� was slammed back Wednesday by Ben Roethlisberger.
无毛视频淲e have the trophies out there,无毛视频� Roethlisberger said. 无毛视频淲e have owners that I think are the best in the business. They are family to us. And I am sure if he talked to his owner, he would say the same thing about the Rooneys. Anybody in here or in the football world, or regular world, that know the Rooneys, know who they are and what they stand for. It无毛视频檚 a blessing to call them family. I have played with guys that have come from other teams. They look shocked when they see our owners, whether it无毛视频檚 Mr. Dan Rooney or Mr. Art Rooney II, walking around the locker room and walking around practice. They don无毛视频檛 ever see their owners. We see our owners every single day. I think it无毛视频檚 just a blessing to know that they care about us, and that无毛视频檚 one of the reasons we want to go win.无毛视频�
Edelman, during a contentious conference call with Pittsburgh reporters, blamed the media for taking his comments out of context, but added, 无毛视频淚 said it.无毛视频�
PRACTICE REPORT
The Steelers didn无毛视频檛 return from Kansas City until 4 a.m. Monday morning, so they effectively lost a night无毛视频檚 sleep.
Were they sluggish at Wednesday无毛视频檚 practice?
无毛视频淭oday wasn无毛视频檛 really sluggish, but today was definitely a day to see where we are in the recuperation process,无毛视频� said cornerback Ross Cockrell. 无毛视频淲e went full speed. Guys who normally practiced, practiced, and the guys who normally don无毛视频檛 practice, didn无毛视频檛 practice.无毛视频�
Cockrell said the one guy who never seems to run out of energy is Tomlin.
无毛视频淭hat amazes me,无毛视频� Cockrell said. 无毛视频淗is energy, the preparation he brings each and every week to us, is a special thing. He无毛视频檚 a special coach. He无毛视频檚 the reason we are where we are now.无毛视频�
The players who missed Wednesday无毛视频檚 practice: RB Le无毛视频橵eon Bell (non-injury related), K Chris Boswell (illness), S Sean Davis (shoulder), OL B.J. Finney (illness), WR Darrius Heyward-Bey (illness), QB Zach Mettenbergr (illness), Roethlisberger (non-injury related), and ILB Vince Williams (shoulder).
Green was one of three players limited. The others were OLB Anthony Chickillo (ankle), and S Mike Mitchell (non-injury related).
The injured players who practiced fully were OLB James Harrison (shoulder, triceps), DE Ricardo Mathews (ankle), and RB Fitzgerald Toussaint (concussion).