Are the Pittsburgh Steelers really beneficiaries of preferential treatment from the league when it comes to matters off the field? Well, according to a recent report by Mike Freeman of Bleacher Report, one team executive believes that they are as it relates to the suspensions of Steelers wide receiver Martavis Bryant and Le’Veon Bell over the course of the last two seasons.
“If what’s happening in Pittsburgh was happening in New England, there would be multiple league investigations,” said one NFC East team executive, who asked not to be identified.