Hines Ward is one of the greatest wide receivers of all time. He played from 1998-2011 and retired with 1,000 receptions, 85 touchdowns and two rings. He also held out Jon Runyan Jersey before the 2005 season, skipping the first two weeks of training camp because he wanted a new deal. The finally relented, giving him a four-year, $25.8 million extension, and that team went on to win the Super Bowl. But years later, Ward ."The year that we won the Super Bowl, I held out that year," Ward told Network in April 2017 shortly after Steelers chairman Dan Rooney pa sed away. "And I remember coming into training camp and Rooney was one of the first guys that I saw when I got into Pittsburgh, and coming out of that holdout. I apologized. I told him I never wanted to bring negative attention to our organization. It was a misunderstanding on my behalf, on behalf of my agent, and part of a miscommunication with the Pittsburgh Steelers."We mention this Aaron Jones Jersey because on Thursday about six-weeks-and-running holdout that's expected to end during the Steelers' Week 7 bye week."I understand there's a busine s aspect of it and running backs, their lifespan is very short in the NFL," Ward began. "But Le'Veon Bell, is by far, one of the best running backs in the game today, so I get it from the busine s side of it. Me personally, I never wanted to cause any drama or bring any negative attention to the organization that drafted me and gave me an opportunity to play. More NFL "I get the busine s side of it but at the same time I'm all about winning championships and rings. And that means more to me than anything, so I think it's an unfortunate incident on both sides. I look at the Pittsburgh Steelers -- we're talking more about the drama off the field rather than talk about the play on the field but as a former player that's embarra sing to me because, really, Pittsburgh's culture Darnell Savage Jersey is just line up and kick people's tail on the football field and that's how it's always been for years. "So it's a little uneasy hearing some of the drama coming out of Pittsburgh and it doesn't sit well with me."This isn't the first time this season that Ward has called used the words "Steelers" and "embarra sed" in the same sentence. Last month, in the wake of following the team's lo s to the , ."I'm a little embarra sed," Ward told CBS Sports Radio's Zach Gelb at the time, "in the sense Bart Starr Jersey that that's not the Steelers culture. We're not really big on kind of having off-the-field i sues with a lot of different guys. ... Listen, I understand he's a pa sionate guy and wants to win more than anybody in the world, but in this case I kind of think he's wrong for the outburst. When things aren't going good, a lot of people look at the leaders on your team ... They want to see how you respond to adversity. It's something that I wouldn't have done. I get it, Ray Wilborn Jersey you're frustrated. You want to win. But having outbursts like that doesn't do anybody any justice." Despite all the early season drama, Brown is coming off his best game of the season -- he had six catches for 101 yards and two touchdowns against the -- and Bell is set to return ahead of the Steelers' Week 8 game against the . If Pittsburgh can get by Cincinnati on Sunday (the Steelers have beaten the six times in a row), they'll improve to 3-2-1 and be in surprisingly good shape for the the final two months of the season.