PITTSBURGH (AP) – Mike Tomlin didn’t like it when the NFL was criticizing his players. Apparently, he doesn’t like it any better now that the league is praising them.
Tomlin said he couldn’t care less that NFL vice president Ray Anderson applauded linebacker James Harrison for avoiding dangerous hits Sunday in Miami. The Steelers coach also suggested the league could create safer play by having officials blow their whistles sooner, thus lessening the possibility of unnecessary hits.
Tomlin also said it is “insulting” to suggest the Steelers (5-1) are playing any differently than they did previously, when he said they also tried to play within the rules.
Harrison was fined $75,0000 for a helmet hit on Browns wide receiver Mohamed Massaquoi. Tomlin said repeatedly last week the hit was permissible under NFL rules.
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