After the messy departures of offensive stars Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell, coach Mike Tomlin believes the Steelers must move on with players who don’t think they are being held against their will in Pittsburgh.

“We can’t do this with hostages, man. We need volunteers,” Tomlin told The Athletic. “We need good players, good guys who want to be here and if guys can’t check those boxes, it’s probably best for all parties involved to go our separate ways.”

The disgruntled Brown was traded to Oakland on March 10 for third-round and fifth-round draft picks, while Bell signed a four-year, $52.5 million deal with the Jets as a free agent after the running back sat out the entire 2018 season in a contract dispute.

“I think it has been highly chronicled, and I think it has been too chronicled,” Tomlin said. “Some things have been said that may or may not have been true. All I know is neither one of those guys are members of our team anymore.

“Relationships run their course, and the fact that neither one of them are here speaks to that.”

Asked about Brown’s complaints that he was treated differently than other players, Tomlin added, “I don’t know in what ways you are referring, but certainly I treat people fairly. I don’t aspire to treat everybody exactly the same. That’s just the reality of how I function.”

Brown appeared to respond on Twitter, as he has done all offseason whenever the Steelers speak out on his tenure.

“Trade you off the team why you in your sleep ! Y’all showed me nothing guaranteed! #84/7,” Brown wrote.