PITTSBURGH -- On the offensive, an unapologetic and defiant Antonio Brown replaced his signature ear-to-ear smile with tense, sometimes combative words.
His Thursday session with the media was an extension of frustrations he expressed about the media back in the spring, offering a hint of contrition about his turbulent 72 hours -- mainly, his "trade me" tweet that he called a "stupid remark" and a distraction for his Pittsburgh Steelers.
Brown is on edge, and has been for a while. He's hot. And it's still hard to believe what's real, like what did Steelers coach Mike Tomlin really know about Brown's Monday absence before it happened?