Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin told reporters his team accepts its part in the responsibility for causing Thursday's brawl at the end of a 21-7 loss to the Cleveland Browns.
"It was ugly," he said during Tuesday's press conference. "It was ugly for the game of football. I think all of us that are involved in the game, particularly at this level, want to safeguard and protect the game, its integrity. And in that instance, it was compromised, obviously, with an unfortunate incident."
While he didn't elaborate on player-specific responsibilities because Maurkice Pouncey, Myles Garrett and Larry Ogunjobi are all appealing their suspensions, he did say, "None of us want those incidents to transpire.