The Pittsburgh wide receiver, who was just reinstated by the NFL following a season-long suspension for violating the league’s substance abuse policy, took to Twitter to ensure Steelers nation that the team’s second-round pick, former USC wideout JuJu Smith-Schuster, would not be replacing him in the offense.
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Well, that escalated quickly.
Bryant followed up that tweet 17 minutes later with another message.
Bryant claims “I am back,” which is technically true, as the league reinstated him on April 25.
However, if he keeps taking shots at teammates on Twitter, I wouldn’t be so confident regarding his job security with the team.
Sammie Coates responded seemingly lightheartedly, for what it’s worth.
Still, between this and Antonio Brown, maybe Steelers wide receivers should just stay off social media.
UPDATE: Steelers’ coach Mike Tomlin is playing the role of peacemaker.
