Some could look at Antonio Brown’s recent quiet complaints about not getting the ball during Ben Roethlisberger’s recent absence as a sign of immaturity.

Brown showed tons of maturity Tuesday, appearing on WDVE with Gerry Dulac and Dale Lolley when he admitted a teammate called him out for it.

Brown said Heath Miller told him in practice to “stop complaining about not getting the ball.”

It’s understandable why Brown, arguably the best receiver in the NFL, would be frustrated. He caught 11 passes in Weeks 4-6 combined, most coming from Mike Vick. Landry Jones got him a few in the second half of the team’s win over Arizona, but he only finished with three. He caught 11 passes in Week 3 alone, and was among the league leaders in receptions and yards at that point in the season.

This was the most visible demonstration of Brown’s frustration:

This is a horrible throw by Jones. Even so, airing such grievances publicly doesn’t do much for the development of an offense in crisis. Roethlisberger wasn’t likely to return at least until Week 7, so for Brown to bring up those issues knowing the offense needed him to lead as positively as possible, and not call out teammates, wasn’t going to help anything.

But the fact he publicly said Miller called him out is a demonstration of quality leadership. Double that for Miller, the guy who’s 110-game streak with at least one reception was snapped in Sunday’s loss.

Plus, Brown caught six passes for 124 yards and played an excellent game in the Steelers’ 23-13 loss to the Chiefs. Perhaps it’s all water under the bridge. Roethlisberger’s highly anticipated return to the field is set for Sunday against division-leading Cincinnati.