PITTSBURGH --?Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict told Antonio Brown in person that he did not intentionally try to hurt the Steelers wide receiver with a concussion-inducing helmet shot in the playoffs.Brown told ESPN on Tuesday that Burfict apologized when they crossed paths in Miami during the offseason.[He was] just saying he didnt have no intentions of trying to injure, that it was a football move, said Brown, who was making a promotional appearance in downtown Pittsburgh.Burfict, who was suspended for the first three games of the season for several egregious hits, will see Brown on the field Sunday in Cincinnati for the first time since the AFC wild-card matchup, which Pittsburgh won 18-16.In the final seconds of that game, Brown went over the middle for a pass and Burfict lunged, his helmet hitting Browns, prompting a 15-yard penalty and setting up Pittsburghs game-winning field goal.Play the game long enough, you may take a shot or two, Brown said Tuesday. Its great to be able to bounce back and Im excited to be in Cincinnati this weekend.When asked how Burfict apologized, Brown referenced the Miami encounter and said I think over Twitter he sent over condolences.Brown has softened on Burfict since calling him an idiot during Super Bowl week. Last season, Burficts tackling caused injuries to Brown, running back LeVeon Bell (knee) and quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (shoulder). Brown missed the AFC divisional playoff loss to Denver because of the concussion.Though Brown wont line up against with Burfict on each snap, the linebacker will get his sights to see me and Im going to see him on the field, Brown said.Brown wasnt exactly ready to say hes cool with Burfict now.I dont have no issue with any guy. Im a football player. Im a competitor, Brown said. When were in the field, were going to compete and be competitive. Its not personal between none of these guys. Its all in the game. ... I represent the Steelers. 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MADISON, Ill. -- Its hardly business as usual for ThorSport Racing team. Not when, as one of the drivers quipped, the temporary headquarters is a Kroger parking lot.Results indicate a well-oiled machine in the NASCAR Truck Series, and not one reeling from a devastating fire to the teams 100,000-square foot shop in Sandusky, Ohio, earlier this month.Were making it up as we go, general manager David Pepper said in a telephone interview. The guys have risen to the occasion.Rookie Ben Rhodes had a career-best second-place finish in last weeks event at Gateway Motorsports Park after winning the pole, and is close to qualifying for the series first Chase playoff, which begins in September.Rhodes described last weekends experience in Illinois as a blast.Its a lot more fun racing up front for me, even if I finished second, Rhodes said. Theyve been working their butts off to prepare these trucks.Pre-blaze, Rhodes compared the shop to the Taj Mahal, pristine and spacious with an elevator to transport trucks. Pepper said the facility rivaled some of those in the Sprint Cup series. ThorSport, run by Duke and Rhonda Thorson, is the longest-tenured team in the series with four trucks in the competition.Its a little bit of a charred mess in the back, said the 19-year-old Rhodes. Its devastating, but at the same time all of our guys are so resilient.Two weeks ago in the first event since the fire, ThorSport drivers finished 2-3-4 at Iowa Speedway.Two-time series champion Matt Crafton, who won in consecutive weeks earlier in the series, led the points race and had been in contention last week before getting knocked out in a collision.ddddddddddddTheres been different challenges each day, it seems like, said Kevin Bellicourt, crew chief for Rhodes. Nobodys seen it as an excuse and its been really cool to see.Pepper said the June 13 fire started in the basement, destroying the fabrication shop. Flames could be seen shooting through the roof in the overnight blaze. The Ohio fire marshal was still investigating the cause but indications were that it was not suspicious in nature.The front half of the shop was not damaged but elsewhere the damage, much of it from smoke along with water from the firefighting, is significant. Walls have been torn down to the studs.Pepper said it will be a while still before a dollar figure can be made and several months before restoration is complete and the shop can re-open.Pavement outside an abandoned Kroger market about a quarter-mile from the shop was the main location for the temporary shop early on. It remains headquarters of sorts for Rhodes team, while other operations are scattered across town. Businesses have stepped up to help.I cant say enough about those folks lending a hand, Pepper said.Work days are now 12-14 hours instead of the usual 8-10. At the track, those involved say, its easiest to block out the challenges.Weve been very competitive, weve led laps, had an opportunity to win races. Its hard to be disappointed at all, Pepper said. We have not seen a drop-off in our performance in any way, shape or form. ' ' '