This Valentine’s Day message used to be so poisoned. New NFL champion “JuJu” Smith-Schuster of the Kansas City Chiefs annoyed his opponent James Bradberry with a provocative Twitter post after Super Bowl LVII. It came as it had to come: there was strong beef.
No, JuJu Smith-Schuster is obviously not a good winner. Instead of enjoying his Kansas City Chiefs’ victory in the Super Bowl crime thriller against the Philadelphia Eagles, he teased the losers in the world public eye.
Taking to Twitter, the wide receiver shared a Valentine’s Day greeting card from a Bradberry meme page with the caption, “I’ll hold you when it matters most.”
A painful nod to Eagles cornerback Bradberry’s crucial holding offense in the closing minutes of the Finals. This holding, discussed quite controversially among fans and experts, led to a penalty against the Eagles and the decisive field goal for the Chiefs to 38:35.
So Smith-Schuster stirred the deep wound of the Philly player and the Eagles fans with Twitter salt. An action that somehow seems unnecessary. Because unlucky Bradberry answered questions from the press after the game and even admitted the holding – that’s how fair play works.
The poisoned greetings from Smith-Schuster sparked – of course – a medium-sized verbal battle. In a nutshell, everyone was throwing old stuff at the other, Eagles star AJ Brown got involved, Smith-Schuster lashed out at everyone. The next meeting of the Chiefs and Eagles should be explosive.
The uninvolved Cowboys player Micah Parsons found the appropriate conclusion, writing: “Now players’ social media skills are better than their skills on the pitch.”