Mike Tomlin, Reggie Nelson Exchange Heated Words Following Steelers-Bengals Game

The Bengals' Reggie Nelson and Steelers coach Mike Tomlin got into a heated exchange after their game tonight.

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It’s always kind of fun to watch a player and opposing coach get into it during an NFL game, and that’s exactly what we got after the Steelers knocked off the Bengals 27-17 to win the AFC North.

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin and Bengals safety Reggie Nelson started jawing at each other after the game, and while you would think that they were probably arguing over Nelson’s hit on Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell that knocked the star out of the game, it actually wasn’t that.

Apparently, Nelson was upset at Tomlin for talking behind his back:

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No word yet from Nelson on what he heard exactly, but given some of the other shenanigans we’ve seen after guys have just finished playing a football game, even a little thing can sometimes set these guys off. In the end, it’s probably a whole lot of nothing.

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[via SB Nation]

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