While the major story coming from Sunday’s game should have been the Pittsburgh Steelers losing, it instead ended up being the sideline discussion between wide receiver Antonio Brown and offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner.
Those on the outside made this into a pretty big deal, but it wasn’t for either of the participants, both of whom talked earlier today about a relationship that goes back for well over a decade. “Randy’s the reason I’m here. He recruited me”, Brown said. Fichtner later confirmed that.
Fichtner was the Steelers’ quarterbacks coach by 2010 when Brown was coming out of college, and was at his team’s Pro Day to scout their quarterback, but he had previously been the wide receivers coach.