Steelers News: Brown, Burfict, Tomlin

Jan 17, 2016; Denver, CO, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin reacts during the first quarter of the AFC Divisional round playoff game against the Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 17, 2016; Denver, CO, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin reacts during the first quarter of the AFC Divisional round playoff game against the Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

The Steelers players head into the offseason for recovery and the coaches head out to prepare for free agency and the draft.

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Steelers season never truly ends for Steeler Nation so while the offseason starts to heat up we’ll be busy looking for mentions of your Black & Gold so we’ve got you covered. Here’s your Steelers Morning Huddle for Friday, Feb. 12th.

Breaking World Records

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Business is definitely booming for Steelers receiver

Antonio Brown

who spent some time in Santa Clara last week as part of the Super Bowl 50 festivities. While there

he decided to try his hand

(pun intended) at breaking

Odell Beckham

Jr.’s world record for the most one-handed catches in a minute.

With the help of Washington’s

Kirk Cousins

at quarterback Brown smashed through Beckham’s record of 33 catches, who had

Drew Brees

throwing to him, with 40 grabs. If you watch the video it looks like he could do it all day long. Cousins is extremely accurate with no pressure and one spot to continuously throw to. So he’s got that going for him.

Suspension upheld

Cincinnati linebacker and all-around douchebag Vontaze Burfict will indeed be sitting out the first three games of the 2016 season. ESPN reports that Burfict’s three-game suspension was upheld by appeals officer Derrick Brooks on Thursday afternoon.

Burfict’s suspension was technically for repeated violations of the NFL safety rules with regard to violent hits and it was ultimately the helmet hit on Steelers receiver Antonio Brown that knocked him unconscious in the Steelers’ 18-16 win over the Bengals in the Wild Card game.

Coach of the year

The ESPN NFL Nation AFC North writers have awarded Steelers coach Mike Tomlin with the AFC North coach of the year award. It’s really rather easy for Tomlin to win this award considering the competition of coaches in the AFC North. Marvin Lewis has never won a playoff game and yet never worries about job security.

Next: Steelers Free Agents: Quarterbacks

Jon Harbaugh had injuries to deal with on the Ravens team but instead of coaching his team to deal with and move forward in spite of injuries they crumbled and failed. And the Browns, well, they’re the Browns.

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