Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin has been fined $25,000 by the NFL for criticizing officials on Sunday, NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported on Wednesday.
The punishment comes after Tomlin ripped the frequency of penalties during the Steelers' 41-17 Week 5 win over the Atlanta Falcons at his postgame press conference. Tomlin, a member of the NFL's competition committee, said some calls were understandable. He believed others needed some explaining.
"Some of the other stuff, man, is a joke," Tomlin said. "We gotta get better as a National Football League. Man, these penalties are costing people games and jobs.