PITTSBURGH -- Antonio Brown has a nickname -- Ronald Ocean. He won't explain the meaning, but he goes by it when the mood strikes him.

During Brown's weekly media interview session Friday, Pittsburgh Steelers teammate Ben Roethlisberger yelled "Ronald!" as he walked by.

Brown's response: "Billy Ocean! What up, Billy? I'm open."

Brown smiled, laughed, then returned to his monotone answers in the scrum.

The background: NFL Films miked up both players during the Steelers' Week 13 win over the New York Giants. After a Pittsburgh touchdown, Brown told Roethlisberger, "Billy, you did it," to which Roethlisberger replied, "Good job, Ronald."

Roethlisberger has said he has no idea what the Billy nickname means. Now, apparently, it's Billy Ocean. Maybe Billy and Ronald are brothers.

They can call each other whatever they want after connecting for 12 touchdowns in 15 regular-season games in 2016.