Former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Mike Wallace took to Twitter this week to make it clear that while he has been very vocal about how appreciative he is to be a member of the Miami Dolphins, he's not out to bash his former team, as ESPN reported on Wednesday. Wallace tweeted: "I want it to be known that I have nothing but love and respect for everybody" on the Steelers. He said the Steelers players "are my brothers for life beyond football so to all the people who think I take shots at them it is totally misleading."
Since joining Miami, Wallace has said current teammate Ryan Tannehill can be as good as Ben Roethlisberger, creating headlines by comparing the second-year quarterback to the Super Bowl-winning veteran. He also recently said the Dolphins have a "college mentality" and are "hungry" due to the team's youthful roster, different than the veteran roster he left in Pittsburgh.
With the departure of Wallace, Antonio Brown emerges as the Steelers' new No. 1 receiver. While the rest of his teammates worked out in black shorts during organized team activities on Tuesday, the fourth-year wide receiver darted through traffic in yellow football pants even though the first live practice won't come for another two months.
"I just want to be ready," Brown told ESPN.
Brown has tried to downplay his role as a No. 1 receiver, but that has become reality after he signed a six-year extension last summer while Wallace sat at home during a lengthy holdout, the beginning of the end to Wallace's tenure in Pittsburgh, which officially ended with the signing of a $60 million free agent deal with Miami.
"I'm just going to do whatever they ask me," he said. "I think I'm capable of making plays. I've always felt that way no matter who else is playing."
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