Waves were made when Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin was publicly critical of the Cleveland Browns’ move to trade quarterback Joe Flacco to the Cincinnati Bengals to fill in for the injured Joe Burrow.
“To be honest, it was shocking to me,” Tomlin said in a Monday press conference, [according to ESPN.](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46583801/tomlin-browns-trading-flacco-bengals-make-sense) “Andrew Berry must be a lot smarter than me or us because it doesn’t make sense to me to trade a quarterback that you think enough of to make your opening-day starter to a division opponent that’s hurting in that area, but that’s just my personal feelings.”
Now, Flacco is responding to Tomlin’s remarks.
“I didn’t get to see how upset he was, but you know I think he’s probably just playing the game a little bit and you know doing whatever he has to do,” [Flacco said, according to Pro Football Talk.](https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/joe-flacco-mike-tomlin-was-playing-the-game-a-little-bit-with-his-comments-about-trade)
Fans reacted to the news on social media.
“Mike Tomlin respects Joe Flacco tho. He was there when he was winning with the Ravens. When u have an elite defense and a great deep ball thrower u can win a lot of game,” one fan wrote on Twitter.
“I hope the Bengals win,” someone esle added.
It’ll be interesting to see whether Flacco or Tomlin gets the last laugh.