Steelers' Antonio Brown: JuJu Smith-Schuster's head shot on Vontaze Burfict was 'karma'

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Steelers' Antonio Brown: JuJu Smith-Schuster's head shot on Vontaze Burfict was 'karma'

Tribune-Review | Tuesday, December 5, 2017 2:30 p.m.

Christopher Horner | Tribune-Review

Steelers linebacker Vince Williams kneels on the field, as teammates watch Ryan Shazier get medical attention after being injured during the first quarter against the Bengals Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati.

Antonio Brown made headlines for all the wrong reasons Tuesday morning.

After teammate JuJu Smith-Schuster's head shot on Vontaze Burfict knocked the Bengals linebacker out of the game in the fourth quarter Monday night during the Steelers' 23-20 victory, Brown called the hit "karma."

Brown, the Steelers' all-world wide receiver, was knocked out by Burfict during a January 2016 AFC wild-card playoff game.

While JuJu Smith-Schuster was being interviewed about his hit on Burfict, Antonio Brown walked behind him and kept shouting "Karma, it's called KARMA." Burfict, you may recall, gave Brown a concussion in 2015 playoffs

— Joe Rutter (@tribjoerutter) December 5, 2017

Smith-Schuster was remorseful afterward, suggesting he shouldn't have stood over the fallen Burfict as the linebacker remained on the ground.

"After seeing the replay, I think I should have held back a little bit more," Smith-Schuster said. "Also, that's not me. I should have never stood over him. I apologize for that."

JUJU SMITH-SCHUSTER JUST DESTROYED VONTAZE BURFICT #HereWeGo #Steelers #Bengals50 pic.twitter.com/YmVmiAA4zb

— Tailgate Sports (@_TailgateSports) December 5, 2017

Brown? Not so much.

Asked to clarify if his "karma" comments were in regards to Burfict gettin knocked out of the game, ABrown said:"I aint talking about nobody, just karma is karma. Karma is in life; you do the wrong things, you get the wrong things happen to you. Its not personal between no one."

— Chris Adamski (@C_AdamskiTrib) December 5, 2017