There has been much scrutiny on the Pittsburgh Steelers over the last couple of days that stems from star wide receiver Antonio Brown's actions on social media along with being absent at the practice facility over the last two days.
However, it looks like both sides have hashed things out a bit as Brown was back with the team with him showing up on Wednesday morning, according to Ray Fittipaldo of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Antonio Brown is in the building.
— Ray Fittipaldo (@rayfitt1) September 19, 2018
Although Brown wasn't available to speak to the media on Wednesday, it was a positive sign for him to back in the fold preparing for this week's matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Steelers are counting on him to be a major part of the offensive game plan to help steer the team to their first win of the season to make another push to the playoffs. It's s a situation that both sides are hoping to put quickly behind them to shift the focus back to the team and their next opponent.
Throughout this process, head coach Mike Tomlin and quarterback Ben Roethlisberger have voiced that this isn't an issue for the team to be concerned about that would negatively impact them. At some point, Brown is going to be asked about his recent actions with his tweet that voiced that his value will be really felt if he were traded. It's something that has only become more amplified with star running back Le'Veon Bell still holding out from the team.
There should be a shift from the Steelers toward putting that topic behind them with their eyes on the Buccaneers. Brown will figure to play a huge part in their offensive game plan toward taking a critical step in the right direction deterring all of this chatter from arising further from their lack of success on the field.
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