Mike Tomlin doesn’t care about Antonio Brown’s Twitter threats
Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin dismissed a question Tuesday regarding wide receiver Antonio Brown directing a threatening tweet at a reporter last week.
After writing an article for ESPN’s The Undefeated regarding Brown’s social media presence, Jesse Washington tweeted a capture of a since-deleted tweet sent by Brown on Sept. 7:
https://twitter.com/jessewashington/status/1038145727355076609
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When asked about the tweet Tuesday, Tomlin had no interest in discussing it, according to Jacob Klinger of PennLive.com:
“Guys, don’t ask me about social media things. You know, we could talk all day about things that are online or on the internet or on social media. I just choose to stay away from it because it’s a waste of my time. There’s very little accountability, there’s very little journalistic integrity, et cetera. Guys say things they don’t mean. I talk to my teenagers about it all the time. Let’s keep it professional and in the real. I think that’s appropriate in this setting.”
In Sunday’s 21-21 tie against the Cleveland Browns, Antonio Brown finished with nine receptions for 93 yards and a touchdown.
One issue Washington’s article touched on was Brown streaming Tomlin’s postgame speech in the locker room on Facebook Live after a playoff win over the Kansas City Chiefs during the 2016 season.
