New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman has some takes on the Antonio Brown controversy, and they are not especially sympathetic to his rival receiver in Pittsburgh.

Speaking on Boston sports radio station WEEI, Edelman said the Facebook Live incident would not happen in the Patriots’ locker room.

“Hey, people got different rules, and that’s how that team’s run,” he said. “I personally don’t think that that would be something that would happen in our locker room, but hey, whatever. Some people like red and some people like blue. Some people like tulips and some people like roses, whatever ... I wouldn’t do that, so I personally — I wouldn’t do that, let’s just say that. And I would be more worried about just kind of celebrating with my teammates and keeping it internal.”

After Pittsburgh beat the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night, Brown broadcast Steelers coach Mike Tomlin’s post-game speech to the team on Facebook Live. Brown may be fined for the incident.

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Tomlin referred to the Patriots as a*******. When asked whether he was, indeed, an a-hole, Edelman said, “We’re one of their competitors. We’re about to stack up against each other. I mean, when you’re a kid and you’re playing against another kid, I mean, he wasn’t your friend. So like I said, it is what it is. I’m not going to be worried on what they’re saying, I’m going to be worried about they’re doing, and really just worry about my week of prep and what I got to do to try to go out and contribute for this team.” 

It should be worth noting that Edelman did not express his views in a nasty way at all. But that doesn’t mean his comments won’t add fuel to the fire of Sunday’s AFC championship.

But on Sunday, the Steelers defense, which Edelman praised in the interview, will be more worried about defending against the Patriots receiver than dealing with his comments on the radio. With eight catches for 137 yards against the Houston Texans, Edelman now holds the Patriots record for postseason receptions with 76, passing Wes Welker. 

First Published: January 17, 2017, 5:38 p.m.