Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlinrefused to criticize the NFL on Tuesday, one day after it fined but didn't suspend Oakland Raiders defensive end Richard Seymour for his after-the-play swing at quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Then Tomlin urged his team to move forward.
Tomlin's star receiver, Hines Ward, either didn't listen or didn't hear. During his weekly show Tuesday night on WDVE-AM, Ward questioned why Seymour wasn't suspended, according to the *Pittsburgh Tribune-Review*.
The NFL fined Seymour $25,000 on Monday, but Ward wondered whether or not the league would have handed down a harsher penalty if a quarterback with more star power, like New England's Tom Brady or Indianapolis' Peyton Manning, was the target.
"That's my beliefs, and I wanted to put my beliefs on my radio show," Ward said.
Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger had a quick response to Ward's question.
"We all know the answer to that one," he said Wednesday.
