Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin apparently gave his players a talking-to on Monday about toughness.

Wide receiver Antonio Brown was a guest on the Steelers Insider show on 970 AM ESPN radio in Pittsburgh on Tuesday night with Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Dulac posted on Twitter that Brown said during the show that Tomlin told his team on Monday that they weren't tough enough.

Antonio Brown said tonight on show @CoachTomlin told the team Monday they weren't tough enough -- mentally and physically.[/p]— Gerry Dulac (@gerrydulac) October 14, 2014





Brown also talked about the comments former Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward made on NBC's Football Night in America on Sunday night. Ward said “They’re very close to hitting that panic button … The defense looks soft. Guys are just able to run the ball up and down the field. I look at their personnel; they can’t cover anybody in the secondary. Offensively, I thought I’d never say it, but the Steelers are a finesse offense right now. I don’t even know who these guys are.”

Brown said that he believed Ward's comments were meant to motivate the team.

Antonio Brown said he believes Hines Ward's comments were done to motivate the players to perform better.[/p]— Gerry Dulac (@gerrydulac) October 15, 2014





Brown and the Steelers (3-3) are back in action on Monday night at home against the Houston Texans (3-3) (8:30 p.m. EST).



Antonio Brown

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