It’s hard to see the current state of the Pittsburgh Steelers right now and not wonder if they are at a crossroads. Arguably the biggest face of their franchise, nine-year veteran wide receiver Antonio Brown seemingly doesn’t know what he wants, and the Steelers don’t know whether or not they can keep him in the locker room.
One wonders how much the divide between Brown and the Steelers has resulted because of the wedge of JuJu Smith-Schuster, the young, talented, energetic, yet humble wide receiver who has exploded onto the scene during his first two seasons in the NFL, reaching the Pro Bowl in 2018—because Brown backed out.