ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – In the wake of the Denver Broncos’ Dec. 20 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, Broncos coach Gary Kubiak said if he had an MVP vote he would consider giving it to Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown.
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Brown finished the regular season tied as the NFL’s leading receiver with 136 receptions and second in yards with 1,834. The injury deprives the Steelers of their MVP against the league’s best defense, one he lit up for 189 yards and two touchdowns in a comeback victory a month ago. Already without starting running back Le’Veon Bell for the rest of the season, the team recently got word that second-string running back DeAngelo Williams would also be held out of the game. Without his best receiving threat in Brown, Roethlisberger is going to have to play an nearly flawless game of football, which seems next to impossible with his shoulder injury.
But now… with Brown in the concussion protocol and NOT playing this weekend against the Broncos – Pacman says he believes the injury was legit – and made a video in which he eats his words. In only 11 games this season, Bryant posted 765 yards to go along with six touchdown receptions.
What we do know is Brown will not play. “We don’t want him to be messed up”.
Just in case you were wondering, Adam Jones did apologize to Antonio Brown for his comments on faking the concussion.
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ rookie third-round draft pick has been inactive for every game since the team’s 30-9 win over the Cleveland Browns on November 15.
The Steelers won their last meeting with the Broncos, but will need all the help they can get with the slew of injuries on offense.
“We got lucky the first time”, said Roethlisberger, the only quarterback to throw for 300 yards against the Broncos in 2015. “I thought it was a productive day”.
If I were commissioner, I would seriously consider moving the Bengals out of the AFC North and have them switch the Indianapolis Colts or take the Buffalo Bills out of the AFC East and switch spots with the Steelers. I will leave the door ajar for him. Running back DeAngelo Williams will miss a second straight game because of an injured right foot. As much as I realize that football is a sport, the National Football League is not necessarily in the sport promotion business as they are the entertainment business.
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“We’ve been without people before”. We have to go out and perform. Burfict was fined $69,454 for three separate infractions in that game, which started with a pregame skirmish at midfield when Burfict and Steelers linebacker Vince Williams got into it.
