Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin. (Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports)
Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin has no time for speculation over Antonio Brown returning to Pittsburgh, shutting down any talk on a new podcast appearance.
Mike Tomlin has a huge amount of respect for Antonio Brown and what he accomplished with the Steelers.
That doesn’t mean the head coach is open to the receiver returning to the team.
Tomlin appeared on The Pivot Podcast this week and talked extensively about Brown and his impression on the soccer discipline. But first, he shot down any notion of him being on the Steelers roster once more.
Mike Tomlin puts Antonio Brown Steelers return rumors to rest
“Y’all know that ain’t happening,” Tomlin stated. “In terms of putting a helmet on and running out of the tunnel and playing ball and stuff like that, man. You know he’s moved on, we’ve moved on.”
He known as the thought “not realistic.”
This all stems from Brown making waves about wanting to retire as a Steeler. He tweeted about it and in addition expressed that need on his personal episode of The Pivot Podcast.
Tomlin didn’t rule out the prospect of Brown getting a one-day contract to formally retire as a Steeler, in order that chance nonetheless appears on the desk. He simply positively gained’t play for Pittsburgh once more.
Does Brown deserve to get the one-day contract and retirement remedy?
Sure, he was a seven-time Pro Bowler and Super Bowl champion with the franchise. He additionally compelled his method out of city by sowing seeds of discontent within the Pittsburgh locker room and has been accused of sexual misconduct on a number of events. That’s not even mentioning situations of erratic and violent conduct together with an altercation with Raiders GM Mike Mayock and costs of battery and housebreaking in 2020.
The Steelers can have to resolve if they need to purchase one other ticket to the circus for that one.
