Brown tweets venom at Big Ben

PITTSBURGH — Antonio Brown’s laundry list of issues with the Pittsburgh Steelers appears to include a problem with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s leadership style and how head coach Mike Tomlin treated the Pro Bowl wide receiver during the regular-season finale against Cincinnati.

Brown, who has requested a trade, took to Twitter on Saturday to vent in what amounted to his first expanded public comments since a falling out with the organization that has left his future with the club very much in doubt.

Asked by a Twitter user about the root of his conflict with Roethlisberger, Brown responded “No conflict just a matter of respect! Mutual respect! He has a owner mentality like he can call out anybody including coaches. Players know but they can’t say anything about it otherwise they meal ticket gone. It’s a dirty game within a game. #truth.”

Brown is expected to meet with Pittsburgh Steelers president Art Rooney II — who has declined to disparage Brown despite futile attempts to communicate with the nineyear pro — in coming days. Any such sit-down — if it even happens — appears to offer no chance at reconciling.

Brown tweeted he “Loves Steelers Nation everything to my heart” but said “no more” when asked any comeback might be in the offing.

THOMAS CRASH: Denver police say veteran NFL wide receiver Demaryius Thomas crashed his vehicle near downtown early Saturday.

Police say Thomas’ vehicle rolled over and ended up on a grassy median after he apparently lost control at around 12:20 a.m. Two passengers suffered injuries. Police say it doesn’t appear that drugs or alcohol played a role.

BENGALS: Running back Mark Walton is facing a battery charge after police say he got into an argument with a couple in Miami. According to police, Walton’s car was blocking the entrance to the parking garage for his condo building, and an argument ensued when a couple in another car asked Walton to move his vehicle.