The Antonio Brown saga in Pittsburgh keeps getting weirder and weirder. According to Aditi Kinkhabwala of NFL Network, multiple Steelers players believe that Brown was not injured for Pittsburgh's season finale against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Brown complained of knee discomfort last week, but refused to get an MRI. Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said he did not have any reason to doubt the legitimacy of Brown's injury, but, apparently, Brown's teammates feel differently.

The 30-year-old wide receiver had a heated argument in practice with Ben Roethlisberger in the week leading up to the game against the Bengals and apparently threw a football at Roethlisberger in the process. He then left the team for the third time this season, a recurring theme that dates all the way back to training camp.

It was after that that Brown said he had knee issues, so you can see why that Steelers players do not exactly believe him. Brown was then sidelined during the matchup with Cincinnati.

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In 15 games on the year, Brown hauled in 104 receptions for 1,297 yards and a league-leading 15 touchdowns en route to his sixth straight Pro Bowl selection.

Brown has also earned First-Team All-Pro honors in four straight years, and it remains to be seen if he will be named an All-Pro again this season.

He was originally drafted by Pittsburgh in the sixth round back in 2010 and has been a mainstay in the Steelers' aerial attack ever since, making seven trips to Honolulu/Orlando and leading the league in both receptions and receiving yards twice apiece.