JuJu Smith-Schuster isn’t just an NFL wide receiver. He’s also been busy trying to become a Tik Tok star.
The Pittsburgh Steelers wideout has made a habit of recording videos of himself, dancing at the midfield logo before games this season for the social media platform. And he did so again on Monday in Cincinnati.
That routine, however, backfired in a big way.
Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Vonn Bell delivered a thunderous hit to Smith-Schuster in the first quarter of the team’s 27-17 win over the Steelers. Bell specifically told reporters in the lead-up to the game that he was not a fan of Smith-Schuster’s dances, and would look to make him pay.
“It’s kind of disrespectful at the end of the day,” Bell said. “But they’re on top right now so you can’t really say nothing right now. We just gotta go out there, between the lines, go out there and hit him and let him know where he stands.”
He followed through:
.@Vonn knocks it out from Pittsburgh TikTok star.
— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) December 22, 2020
WATCH on ESPN pic.twitter.com/n4BNZHcJ0J
When dancing on the other team’s logo goes wrong… pic.twitter.com/2hwzekZFHd
— NFL Memes (@NFL_Memes) December 22, 2020
The Steelers, once the NFL’s last undefeated team, have now lost three straight.
• Matthew Paras can be reached at mparas@washingtontimes.com.
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