Antonio Brown Reveals One Regret From His Time With the Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers have drafted a lot of successful wide receivers since the late ’90s, including Antonio Brown.
His connection with Ben Roethlisberger during his nine seasons with the Steelers helped them become one of football’s best offenses. But that connection ran into some problems near the end of Brown’s time in Pittsburgh, including an argument between the two that led to Brown’s skipping practices and being held out of a game.
Now, Brown says he regrets the issues he had with Roethlisberger.
“I love Ben. I was probably so hurt at that time I just blocked his number,” Brown said February 24 on VladTV. “I made a life, changed my life as a player, coming into my own with Ben. First time I ever hit the starting lineup, Big Ben told Bruce Arians, ‘Yo I need AB at the X’, so I don’t think I ever had a problem with Ben, man.
“Me and Ben made some of the greatest football history moments of my life — you know, my kids grew up seeing it,” Brown said. “It sparked some of the greatness in my life. I feel like the media tried to create a war between us, but, man, I feel like me and Ben’s IQ is so much the same. Sometimes I ran and created routes and he’d throw me the ball. We had that relationship. The media makes it what it is, but I got nothing but love and joy for Ben.”
A Dominant Run With the Steelers
Roethlisberger and Brown had a ton of success during their time together in Pittsburgh, from 2010 to 2018. Along with Le’Veon Bell, the “Killer B’s” were one of the best offenses in football.
In nine seasons with the Steelers, Brown led the league in receiving yards in 2014 and 2017 and receptions in 2014 and 2015 and earned first-team All-Pro honors four times and seven Pro Bowl nods. He also finished in the top three of Offensive Player of the Year voting in 2014, 2015 and 2017. In total, he had 837 catches for 11,207 yards and 74 touchdowns.
