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Brown reiterates his regret for locker room video

Adam Hunger / Reuters

Antonio Brown expounded on his Twitter message from Tuesday night, expressing to the media Wednesday his regret for a locker room video he took Sunday that happened to include his coach using a profane word in reference to the Pittsburgh Steelers' upcoming opponent.

The video drew the ire of Mike Tomlin and led his coach to promise Brown would be punished for the "selfish" and careless act. He also was none too pleased that it would become a distraction in the days leading up to the AFC Championship Game.

"I absolutely regret the Facebook Live situation," Brown said again on Wednesday. "Total distraction to the organization, total distraction to my teammates. Obviously disrespect to my coach. I've got the utmost respect to our coach so I totally regret that. I stand by my statement last night."

Brown was sidelined for last year's divisional playoff game and explained that earning a win in that round this year led to his enthusiasm.

"We're not all perfect. I'm human, I'm going to make mistakes, but as a man I own up to those mistakes," he said. "I was genuinely excited in that moment, wanting to give the fans the (total) experience in regards of being excited after a game."

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