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Antonio Brown incensed over officiating during practice with Lions

LATROBE, Pa. -- Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown had a heated exchange with an official Wednesday night over the lack of holding calls against Detroit Lions cornerbacks defending Brown in a joint practice at St. Vincent College.

Brown complained about holding early in practice, and tensions rose during the two-minute drill later in the session. Brown made a difficult, contested catch in the back of the end zone on a pass from Landry Jones, but field judge Terry Brown deemed the catch incomplete. The wide receiver was incensed and let Terry Brown know all about it as he walked from the play to the offensive scrum, prompting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger to tell Brown to "relax, relax.