What is Antonio Brown trying to prove with his JuJu Smith-Schuster IG post?

Jordan Heck

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Antonio Brown on Sunday told people to keep their emotions "off the internet," and ever since he tweeted that advice, AB has been extremely emotional online.

The Raiders wide receiver's emotions reached a new level Monday when he posted a screenshot of an old Instagram message exchange with former Steelers teammate JuJu Smith-Schuster.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

........🎤 #OnToTheNext

A post shared by Antonio Brown (@ab) on

The caption seems to indicate this is a mic drop of sorts, but what exactly is Brown's point?

Before we get into that, it's worth understanding the context of the post.

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When he tweeted Sunday, Brown was responding to several Steelers fans despite his advice to keep emotions off social media. At one point, a user tweeted an image declaring Smith-Schuster as the Steelers' MVP.

Brown responded by saying Smith-Schuster "fumbled the whole post season."

Smith-Schuster gave a respectable response, saying all he ever did was respect Brown. He seemed geniunely confused as to why Brown was taking shots at him.

So Brown's eventual response to all of this was, a day later, to post a screen shot of a 2015 direct message Smith-Schuster sent asking for advice on how to get better.

Does Brown think this makes Smith-Schuster look bad? Because it doesn't. It just proves that Smith-Schuster has been nice to Brown since before they were even teammates.

He made matters even more confusing with a tweet a few minutes later.

There appears to be no real reason for Brown to be upset with Smith-Schuster. He has been nothing but nice on social media (private or public, apparently), and he did not say anything disrespectful of Brown. Even Brown's fans on Instagram seem confused by this post.

Whatever point Brown was trying to make clearly did not land. Most people responded to his post with confusion or disgust at Brown for posting a private message.

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Jordan Heck is a Social Media Producer at Sporting News. Before working here, he was a Digital Content Producer at The Indianapolis Star. He graduated with a degree from Indiana University.