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The Pittsburgh Steelers are walking the tightrope between triumph and tribulation, strutting with a record that’s somehow sipping above the .500 cocktail but dancing to vibes decidedly below par. With offensive inconsistencies throwing a penalty flag on their gridiron groove, the Steelers didn’t hesitate to send offensive coordinator Matt Canada packing. Yup, they dropped the playbook bomb on him, marking the first mid-season coordinator change since leather helmets were in style back in 1941.

But the drama doesn’t stop there. The Steel City’s locker room turned into a gridiron gossip battleground, featuring Diontae Johnson, Minkah Fitzpatrick, and a storyline juicier than a prime-time thriller. Gather ’round, folks; we’re calling a timeout to spill the tea on what’s going down in the Black and Gold huddle. Ready, set, drama!

Minkah Fitzpatrick vs. Diontae Johnson ― The Verbal Showdown

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The Steelers’ recent rollercoaster ride took a detour into drama city, and Diontae Johnson wasn’t about to let the plot thicken just on the field. The real action went down in the team’s locker room post-Browns clash, where he and teammate Minkah Fitzpatrick turned the turf into a verbal battleground.

JPA Football spilled the gridiron gossip on the X social media platform. Captioned,” Diontae Johnson walking next to a live fumble that the other team recovered… Man this isn’t a good look,” the video showcased Fitzpatrick pulling a fumble fiasco. The kicker? The pass rusher seemed as chill as a snow cone on a summer day about it, giving off a nonchalant shrug.

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But Johnson wasn’t vibing with the casual shrug-off. Cue the raised eyebrows and maybe a side-eye or two. It’s like Fitzpatrick took a page out of the playbook of a certain Tampa Bay pass rusher known for bringing the drama and theatrics.

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Drama reloaded: Fitzpatrick takes a page from Antonio Brown’s playbook

Enter the gridiron maestro of drama, Antonio Brown, former Tampa Bay Buccaneer and now a full-time drama queen. No one wears the crown better. If handling chaos were an Olympic sport, AB would be on the podium with a gold medal around his neck. And in the latest Steelers saga, Minkah Fitzpatrick seems to have taken a page straight out of the AB playbook.

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But the plot thickens. Antonio Brown is eyeing a new role: the Steelers’ next Offensive Coordinator. On Tuesday, AB unleashed a double whammy of tweets, signaling his blitz for the OC throne. A snapshot of the news drop by NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, captioned, “Gametime on the way,” accompanied by the emoji of a buzzing bee. Drama, touchdowns, and maybe a few plot twists – welcome to the NFL theatrics!

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