Mean Joe Greene would have cut Antonio Brown rather than re-sign him



… does not mince words about his FB action 

He is the most revered Steeler in history, arguably the greatest defensive lineman to ever play the game. And he is revered by Steeler fans because he was the foundation of that Super Bowl run of the 1970s when they won four Super Bowls in six years.

So, when Joe Greene expresses his opinion about the Steelers, fans, players, and management take notice. That is what happened on Wednesday when he went on The Fan radio show in Pittsburgh to promote his new book, "Mean Joe Greene: Built by Football.”

In the course of the interview, he was asked about how the actions of Antonio Brown at the end of last season affected him. To refresh your memories, Brown put Coach Mike Tomlin's post-game talk to his team after defeating Kansas City on Facebook Live. It outraged everyone from Tomlin to fellow players to fans to casual observers of the game.

It also embarrassed Tomlin because of the language that he used.

And it gave the New England some reason to become motivated to beat the Steelers, though they needed none.

Outrage

Greene was very outraged by the action. “I was very, very, very disappointed in the actions of our wide receiver, No. 84, at the end of the year,” he said. “Those types of actions can’t be tolerated.”

In fact, he lambasted the Pittsburgh coaches and front office for then giving him the largest contract in history for a wide receiver -- all after Tomlin said that Brown would be punished for his transgression.

“My first thought was, I would have to say goodbye, but that’s me.”

Greene called himself "old school" in the interview, but he was right. That is why I agreed with columnist Ron Cook when he said that the Steelers should not have offered him that contract. They had him under contract this year and could have slapped the franchise tag on him the next.

Greene praised Brown for making the play that got the team into the playoffs, a win over the Ravens in which he had to reach the ball over the goal line in the final seconds to win it.

“How do we bridge between that play and that action two weeks later?” Greene said. “Well, I guess intelligent people wouldn’t throw out the baby out with the bathwater.”

Greene said that actions do not sit well with him as a former Steeler, though he still has respect for the team and its front office.

To read a synopsis of Greene's book or to order it online, use this link:

https://www.amazon.com/Mean-Joe-Greene-Built-Football/dp/0998627305

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