In terms of talent, Antonio Brown is one of the 10 best players to ever put on a Steelers uniform. It’s what has come after that has really stained his legacy.
Since leaving the Steelers, a slew of legal issues and social media rants bashing his former team have led many to sour on the former All-Pro receiver. His latest tirade took aim at former teammate JuJu Smith-Schuster, saying that the Steelers tried to make the USC product a better player than Brown.
“And the guy they did wanna make better than
me fumbled [our] whole season,” Brown said. “And they still gave him MVP because they didn’t wanna give me the fifth one in a row.”
Brown then hinted that this played a big part in him wanting out of Pittsburgh.
“What would you do if your own team betrayed you? They tried to make the No. 2 be better than you… how do you give a guy who fumbled our season the f–king MVP? You know why? Because they’re jealous of AB.”
Brown is of course referencing the 2018 game in New Orleans agains the Saints in which Smith-Schuster fumbled late in the fourth quarter, which led to the Steelers losing and ultimately cost them a playoff spot after starting the season 7-2-1.
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