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When Scott Zolak is on the radio, you just can't shut it off.

NBC's Al Michaels reported an interesting tidbit during the first quarter of the New England Patriots' Opening Night game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday: The Steelers allegedly were getting fed the Patriots broadcast from 98.5 The Sports Hub into their headsets instead of being able to communicate.

Former Patriots quarterback Scott Zolak -- a beloved cult icon among the Patriot fanbase -- is the color commentator. Bob Socci handles play-by-play duties. Zolak also co-hosts a midday radio show on the network.

Zolak weighed in to the report on Twitter.

NBC sideline reporter Michele Tafoya added that it was the coach-to-coach headsets and that the Patriots' headsets were shut off while Pittsburgh was dealing with the issue -- the normal routine when equipment malfunctions.

In other words, everything was fair. The Patriots had nothing to do with this, it isn't #HeadsetGate, and we can now all laugh at Bill Belichick and Mike Tomlin listening to Zolak wooing on the sidelines.

Thumbnail photo via Twitter/@scottzolak