Foster urges ex-Steelers players to stop publicly airing issues with team

Pittsburgh Steelers guard Ramon Foster has had enough of his team's dirty laundry being aired through the media.

In a statement Thursday, Foster implored former Steelers players to contact him or fellow offensive lineman Maurkice Pouncey directly to discuss any issues they have - instead of making their criticisms public and potentially burning "too many bridges."

Ex-Pittsburgh players like Ryan Clark and Emmanuel Sanders have criticized Antonio Brown amid his dramatic exit to the Oakland Raiders, with the former calling out the star receiver Wednesday for his recent social-media attacks on JuJu Smith-Schuster.

"If Derek Carr can find a way to get the ball to him, I believe he will be successful and get his stats," Clark said on ESPN's "Get Up!", according to CBS Pittsburgh. "But that's all he cares about, and he is showing his true colors of not being a good teammate. He's finally showing y'all he is just not a good human."

Foster and Pouncey were among Le'Veon Bell's harshest critics during his season-long holdout in 2018. Foster told reporters in September that Bell was "a guy who doesn't give a damn," while Pouncey called on the running back to "man up and tell us what you're going to do."