This story isn’t necessarily a laughing matter, but it can be made into one in the proper context. It appears everyone gets to keep their job, which makes it a little easier to poke fun at. From the AP in Pittsburgh (our favorite parts in bold, as usual):

Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line coach Larry Zierlein apologized Thursday for accidentally e-mailing an explicit sex video to numerous NFL employees, including league commissioner Roger Goodell.

Zierlein said the incident has been difficult for him and his family and that he intends to use his team-issued computer only for football business from now on. He sent a note of apology to all NFL employees and those with the Steelers who received his raunchy e-mail. … The incident is the first blemish on new Steelers coach Mike Tomlin and his staff, and it clearly bothered team chairman Dan Rooney — a Hall of Fame executive and one of the league’s most respected owners. It is uncertain if the Steelers, or the NFL, will discipline Zierlein, though Rooney has talked to him.

“I’d rather just keep it within,” Zierlein said, asked what the Steelers said to him. “I will say this is a very supportive organization.”

The problem occurred two weeks ago when Zierlein — a 61-year-old grandfather — intended to forward the video clip, which was e-mailed to him by another Steelers employee. However, Zierlein accidentally e-mailed the video to numerous league personnel, causing staff members with other NFL teams to begin discussing the foul-up.

“It was 100 percent unintentional,” Zierlein said. “I don’t even know how to mass e-mail. I don’t know these machines very good, it was just a 100 percent unintentional thing. Hit the wrong button. It’s something I really regret for obvious reasons: for the organization, for my family, for the whole thing. It’s been a tough deal, but it’s like anything else. You learn from it and you move on.”

Zierlein did not explain why, when after he initially viewed the video he didn’t delete it rather than attempting to e-mail to someone else.

“I’m not very good at these machines and I hit the wrong button,” Zierlein said. “There’s nothing else to say, no other explanation.”

Oh, and a random number. Trust us, it makes sense to someone: 1212863545.

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