The Pittsburgh Steelers showed up and won their preseason opener in style. The game had plenty of great moments, and one such moment resembled one of the team’s top WRs in history, Antonio Brown. When a Steelers athlete chose to ‘Put That S*it On’ after a touchdown, AB was gratified to see it. However, The NFL Universe looks divided about the situation.
Fans watching the Steelers-Seahawks preseason opener saw rookie wideout George Pickens snag his first ever touchdown in the NFL. The Georgia product then made the moment a headliner after tuning in to AB’s dance moves during the celebration. Undeniably, the rookie had significant yet favorable chatter. His preseason performance made him look like the next best Steelers WR.
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Mason Rudolph’s fantastic 26-yard pass to Pickens propelled the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 14-0 lead. The WR executed a terrific toe-drag to stay inside limits in the back portion of the goal line. After the score, Pickens performed the trending Antonio Brown move that got everyone’s attention.
George Pickens doing Antonio Brown’s dance after scoring his 1st TD 😂
pic.twitter.com/yozLsBnICG— PFF (@PFF) August 13, 2022
The rookie WR performed admirably, which pleased AB, the actual creator of the trademark dance. Brown re-shared PFF’s clip on Twitter and commented favorably upon that.
Every catch from #️⃣1️⃣4️⃣ in Preseason Week 1 😈#PITvsJAX 8/20 on @KDKA at 7PM | NFL+ https://t.co/C6T9f2S3bK pic.twitter.com/DPUfwTnzgz
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) August 14, 2022
The Steelers are off to a strong start, and their preseason performance is a reliable source to back it up. If they can maintain the performance, the fans’ concerns surrounding the quarterbacks could go down with substantial effect.
The trendy Antonio Brown dance leaves Twitter divided
The dance trend by Antonio Brown is making a solid effect, be it the NFL or the TikTok world. However, the NFL Universe stands in splits over the situation.
A user predicted that the entire league would be doing the AB dance after each touchdown.
@Hook_19 whole league gone be doing the ab dance after they score watch 😂😂😂
— future369_mont (@Future369_Mont) August 14, 2022
Moreover, a user wants to see Brown coming back with the Steelers and doing the dance alongside Pickens
Come back and do that dance with GP for a year
— Adam Steel (@RenegadeAdam) August 14, 2022
A user looked sad and said that the TD dances are the reason the Steelers would miss out on the Super Bowl.
This is exactly one of the reasons why the Steelers are not winning a Super Bowl this season !
— Mike Romero (@Miggy0907) August 14, 2022
However, American rapper Freddie Gibbs just wants to Put That S*it On.
Put that shit on
— Big 🐰 (@FreddieGibbs) August 14, 2022
A user urged AB to stay of it, but another asks that is he asking to stay off his dance?
out of his own dance…?
— sleezy7k (@ch7k_) August 14, 2022
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A user loves to see his old TD dance rather than his new dance trend.
I liked your original TD celebration better pic.twitter.com/8hTM3rdCnD
— Jig (@Jiggie_Joe) August 14, 2022
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Even if Brown does not appear to be scoring a touchdown and performing the dance, the other athletes might. Will this dance become the next Griddy?
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