National Football League

Pouncey brothers appear to rip former teammate Mike Wallace

Published Mar. 17, 2015 3:42 p.m. ET

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The Pouncey brothers have no love lost for former Pittsburgh Steelers and Miami Dolphins wide receiver Mike Wallace.

In an interview with CBS Miami, Maurkice Pouncey, a Steelers center who was Wallace's teammate from 2010-2012, called Wallace a "coward", while Mike Pouncey, an offensive lineman for the Dolphins and Wallace's teammate the past two seasons in Miami, said the Dolphins made "the right move" trading the receiver.

Not much went right for Wallace -- who recorded two 1,000-yard seasons with the Steelers in 2010 and 2011 -- with the Dolphins after signing a five-year, $60 million deal in March 2013.

He fired off some controversial tweets after former NBA player Jason Collins came out as gay, reportedly clashed with head coach Joe Philbin and never provided the type of deep threat or offensive dynamo the team envisioned when it made him the NFL's second-highest-paid wide receiver.

Depending on who you ask, Wallace either pulled himself out of the Dolphins' season finale against the New York Jets or was benched by Philbin. Whatever the case, it didn't endear him to teammates.

Wallace's time in Miami was up when the team acquired Kenny Stills from the New Orleans Saints this offseason and subsequently sent Wallace to the Minnesota Vikings for a fifth-round draft pick. Wallace will count as $6.6 million in dead money against the Dolphins' cap this season.