Antonio Brown isn't staying out of the headlines. After getting his trade request granted and being shipped to the Oakland Raiders, AB wasn't done criticizing his former Steelers teammates. This time, he went after fellow wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, the Steelers leader in receiving yards and receptions.
When tagged by a fan in a post that declared JuJu as Steelers team MVP for the 2018 season, Brown had some comments on it. IN response to that tweet, Brown said, " boy fumbled the whole post season in the biggest game of year ! Everyone went blind to busy making guys famous not enough reality these days ! by the way check the list". The comment is referring to when JuJu fumbled the ball during the fourth quarter of the Steelers Saints game. After that loss, the Steelers were all but eliminated from the playoffs.
Smith-Schuster responded to the tweet by saying, "keep your emotions off the internet", and followed it up with a heartfelt response. It reads, "All I ever did was show that man love and respect from the moment I got to the league. I was genuinely happy for him too when he got traded to Oakland w/ a big contract, and now he takes shots at me on social media?". He later went on to take a shot at Brown's ego too.
This feud shows how upset Brown was with the Steelers. Surely, AB was at least paranoid about JuJu's rise, and how quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was targeting JuJu more and more often. Also, JuJu was creeping into Brown's endorsements, appearing in more than a few Pizza Hut commercials. After this beef, Brown posted a picture of a message Smith-Schuster sent him in college, asking for tips to elevate him game. Brown tagged the picture with the hashtag #OnToTheNextOne.
All of this does say a lot about Brown's personality. He is clearly a somewhat toxic figure, that thinks he is always the alpha dog in a locker room. This beef might be a warning sign for the Raiders, as Brown could ruin their locker room if he were unhappy with his role on the team.
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