AJ Brown and JuJu Smith-Schuster will not be each other’s Valentines any time soon.
The Kansas City Chiefs receiver Smith-Schuster went viral Tuesday for a savage tweet about Philadelphia Eagles cornerback James Bradberry, on whom he drew a crucial late holding penalty to set up the Chiefs’ game-winning field goal in Super Bowl LVII.
Happy Valentine’s Day, everybody ❤️ pic.twitter.com/skXuZVgrYR
— JuJu Smith-Schuster (@TeamJuJu) February 14, 2023
The Eagles receiver Brown was not pleased about the post and fired back at Smith-Schuster less than an hour later.
First off congratulations. Y’all deserve it .This is lame. You was on the way out the league before mahomes resurrected your career on your 1 year deal Tik-Tok boy . He admitted that he grabbed you but don’t act like your like that or ever was. But congratulations again! https://t.co/Z3SpMXnP4K
— AJ Brown (@1kalwaysopen_) February 14, 2023
That led to another tweet from Smith-Schuster that included thumbs-up emoji as well as a ring emoji.
Glad you were finally able to get all that off your chest after all these years. Good game bro https://t.co/2JNdB6uYqU
— JuJu Smith-Schuster (@TeamJuJu) February 14, 2023
For context, Smith-Schuster used to be notorious for making TikTok videos in which he danced on opponents’ logos. Although Smith-Schuster has since ditched the practice, he ruffled many feathers with his antics.
As for Smith-Schuster’s play on the field, Brown is right that his career was on the downtrend before he signed his one-year contract with the Chiefs last offseason. Smith-Schuster found his swagger again with Mahomes, though, leading all Kansas City wideouts with 78 catches for 933 yards this season.
There was probably no reason for Smith-Schuster to get that disrespectful with Bradberry less than two full days after the Chiefs’ Super Bowl triumph. It just made him look like a sore winner, and Brown, who is never afraid to mix it up with opponents, let Smith-Schuster know about it.
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