Jordan Mailata had Zero Interest in the A.J. Brown and Jalen Hurts Drama
A.J. Brown, Jalen Hurts, and Nick Sirianni all spoke on Wednesday. They basically said that Brandon Graham’s comments weren’t a huge deal and that they’re cool. Graham was a little out of line and misspoke, but everything is good. Jordan Mailata was also asked about it and had no interest:
“We are moving on. It’s the Pittsburgh Steelers this week. Not the A.J. Brown and Jalen show.” pic.twitter.com/hBIX6WB04t
— Tim McManus (@Tim_McManus) December 11, 2024
“Yes (it’s over). We are moving on. And it’s the Pittsburgh Steelers this week. Not the A.J. Brown and Jalen show. It is the Pittsburgh Steelers. That’s it.”
Very good. Jalen’s press conference was good as well. He spoke for about 12 minutes, and said Graham was out of place, but didn’t criticize him beyond that. He talked about the focus needing to be on the team and said that he’s always his own biggest critic, then answered some questions about the changing dynamic of the offense and needing to find the best common ground for success (roughly translated: Saquon Barkley needs to eat). Brown spoke at his locker, and clarified that he was not criticizing Hurts specifically when he talked about the passing game having to be better after the Panthers win.
Here’s what Nick Sirianni said:
I talk to these guys all the time about anything and everything, right? From the game, to life, to everything. Like I’ve said, that’s just part of our process, is to go through everything. You work on that every single day.
So of course I’ve talked to these guys. As far as everything there, again, I see guys that are continuously trying to get better and better and better and working.
Let’s just talk about Jalen and A.J. I see them working to get better. I see them working to get better together. Whether that’s after an install meeting, where they gather right here and talk about how A.J. will run a route or how Jalen will read, all those different things. They spend so much time on that.
I said this the other day, I think I probably said it on the radio. You guys get to see three hours every Sunday where emotions can play as high as they’re going to play. You get to see three hours of that. I get to see these guys every single day, how they go about their business and interact with each other. I get to see them after practice, working on routes together and talking.
I know there were assumptions of things, which we get how that goes. I can only go off my personal experience of how these guys interact every single day. And these guys are locked in and focused on getting better and getting better together so they’re on the same page to go and accomplish the things we want to accomplish. I witness that every single day.
Like I said, all these places are talking. I know there will be a lot more questions on this. I can see guys getting in their seats ready to ask me another question. But that’s what I witness every day.
Very similar to when you asked me about my relationship with Jalen at the beginning of the year. All I can go off is what I see in my personal interactions. But I understand there are definitely questions that you guys are going to have based off the last couple days.