How Mike Tomlin's Big Three Became Just Big Ben
MIKE FREEMAN
SEPTEMBER 06, 2019
It was at the beginning of practice three seasons ago when Steelers players say they knew trouble was coming.
Star wide receiver Antonio Brown appeared with two people in tow. They were part of Brown's new social media team and were following and recording him throughout practice.
Some veteran players were stunned. It wasn't just an unusual sight; it was unprecedented.
Brown's social media adventures would continue that winter. In January 2017, without Mike Tomlin's knowledge, Brown put the coach's postgame address to the team on Facebook Live, a video that left Tomlin answering unexpected questions about why he called the Patriots "assholes" days before the team was to play those Patriots in the AFC Championship Game. Brown's move was universally condemned by numerous people in the NFL, but inside the Steelers, it didn't come as a surprise. Many in the organization—including teammates, coaches and some members of the front office—believed Brown had started living by his own set of rules months before.
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