Pats Say They Heard Steelers Admit They’re Just Jealous in Secret Recordings of Steelers Locker Room

FOXBOROUGH, MASS. — Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin was livid in his postgame press conference following Pittsburgh’s 28–21 loss to the Patriots on Thursday night over the fact that his staff’s headsets did not work for most of the first half. Tomlin’s comments bring further attention to a recurring issue for visiting teams at Gillette Stadium and advance the ongoing discussion about the Patriots’ tactics and whether Bill Belichick and his team are cheaters.

But Belichick himself said after the game that any insinuations of foul play must be seen in the context of the Steelers and other Patriots opponents “just being jealous.”

“We’ve had great success over the years against Pittsburgh and I think any complaints they have about their headsets not working for half the game is a result of that,” said the coach. “I really doubt they’d be complaining if they won the game or if they were the reigning Super Bowl champions. In fact, I know for a fact that they are jealous of us. I heard them admit it before the game.”

Pressed on how he heard the Steelers talking before the game, Belichick cut off questions and ended the press conference. A Patriots spokesman later stated the team bugged Pittsburgh’s locker room and listened to all of the Steelers’ pregame strategy discussions....

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