Bill Belichick Responds to Antonio Brown"s Facebook Video | NFL
January 17th, 2017 at 12:05 AM By Sports Media 101
I got mad at Antonio Brown when he took excessive celebration penalties against Washington, Kansas City and Indianapolis, when he nearly was thrown out of the New York Jets game for wearing cleats honoring Muhammad Ali against NFL rules, when he jogged back to the line of scrimmage against Miami when the Steelers were in their two-minute offense because he was unhappy the ball didnt come to him and when he showed up Landry Jones and even Ben Roethlisberger on the field.
Its time for antonio brown to grow up, read the headline on my column after his late-game petulance against the Dolphins.
But I cant be mad at Brown for his 17-minute Facebook Live video after the Steelers playoff win Sunday night in Kansas City, no matter how hard I try.
The Steelers had just beaten the AFCs No. 2-seeded Chiefs on the road, becoming the first team in NFL postseason history to win when the opponent scored two more touchdowns, ending a 0-245 streak, according to NFL Live.
Brown had made the play to clinch the win, catching a 7-yard pass on third-and-3 from the Steelers 12 with 2:00 left, enabling Roethlisberger to take three knees to run out the clock. The Steelers were on to New England for the AFC championship Sunday night against the Patriots. Brown wanted to celebrate. So did many of his teammates. Brown captured it all on his iPhone.
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Was the video silly and unnecessary? Absolutely. But hurtful in any way? I dont think so. Much of it was nothing more than Brown with a ridiculous smile. If you watch it enough, it will make you laugh. I watched parts several times and I didnt see the same narcissistic, look-at-me player that I did when Brown was twerking and humping earlier in the season and hurting his team. I saw a guy who was having the time of his life.
Did it violate locker-room sanctity? I guess, but is there such sanctity anymore? The NFL encourages more and more access to its coaches and players. The networks and NFL Films are given total access and their cameras and microphones are on the field during games and in the locker rooms before and after games. The difference is that Browns video was uncensored, showing teammates as they undressed, the team prayer and Tomlins
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