Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown has been in the news a lot the last few days for all the wrong reasons and team leader Cam Heyward said what he is doing is unacceptable.
There was a reported blowup between Brown and Ben Roethlisberger at practice and according to Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports Brown has now requested a trade because of his issues with Roethlisberger and Mike Tomlin.
Antonio Brown has requested a trade. Im told it was not a demand but he has asked to be dealt. Very unlikely Rooney would capitulate. Brown has issues with Mike Tomlin and Ben Roethlisberger. Feels like the coach is too aligned with the QB.
— Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) January 1, 2019
Heyward appeared on the DVE Morning Show on Wednesday morning and was asked about the Brown situation. Heyward said he wants Brown to be a part of this team but with Brown being the leader of the team, he can't be doing things like that.
“We all want ‘A.B.’ here but to be a part of this team you can’t do that,” Heyward said, via Steelers' reporter Mike Prisuta. “You don’t let your brothers down. I’m sure Kevin (Colbert), Coach Tomlin will be talking to him but going forward that’s unacceptable. We all gotta be there.”
Heyward also thinks that this is something that won't have a lasting effect on the locker room and this is something the people inside the locker room can figure out.
“It can be mended,” Heyward said. “I think it should be mended but that’s not to say we don’t hold each other accountable and demand more. Everybody makes mistakes but it’s about owning up to your mistakes, understand where you fell short.
This is will be a story that will probably get worse before it gets better and it will be something to watch if Brown is on the roster when the season kicks off next year.
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