Steelers' Tomlin disciplines Brown for missing Monday's meeting

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin revealed Wednesday that wide receiver Antonio Brown faced the consequences for missing Monday's meetings.

"He and I met yesterday for an extended period of time," Tomlin said, according to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler. "I'll leave the nature of that conversation between us. There was discipline involved for his missed meeting on Monday."

Brown returned to the team facilities Wednesday.

Following Sunday's loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, a former Steelers public relations employee tweeted that Brown is only successful because of quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, to which the star receiver responded, "Trade me, let's find out."

Both the Steelers and Brown's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, confirmed that the wide receiver did not actually request a trade.

"AB is a very passionate football player. I think we all know that, the fans know that," Roethlisberger said. "That's what makes him special, is his passion for this game and the passion to be great. We're not going to want to take that away from him.

"When he gets frustrated in games, just tell him to stay with me, talk to me, communicate with me. ... If I missed you on something, if you're getting open and I didn't see you, let's just talk and communicate. He does a great job of doing that."

Brown is expected to speak to reporters Thursday.

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