Pittsburgh Steelers wideout JuJu Smith-Schuster is done dancing on opposing teams’ logos.
And that’s the right move. I’m all for athletes being themselves and doing what makes them happiest so they can perform at their best.
But when it angers opponents to the point where they seem to want to hit you harder — like Cincinnati Bengals safety Vonn Bell, who forced the receiver to fumble on Sunday after making comments about the dancing before the game — it’s time to give it up. That came after he angered some Cowboys with a near-dance-on-the-star-logo after a touchdown and the Bills saying the dance motivated them to beat the Steelers. You don’t want to give your opponents extra motivation.
Here’s what he said on Wednesday:
JuJu says he's going to stop dancing on logos for the betterment of the team.
"For me, I was dancing when we were undefeated, I was dancing when we lost our three games. I'm not going to change who I am. …I saw it more as not disrespect, but it's for my fans on social media"
— Brooke Pryor (@bepryor) December 23, 2020
JuJu says he's done dancing on the field pregame for TikTok and will keep it "in-house" going forward.
— Brooke Pryor (@bepryor) December 23, 2020
JuJu said it became clear it was a problem when his teammates and coaches were being asked about it. It was time to stop when it became such a topic of conversation. https://t.co/4TmezONGbJ
— Brooke Pryor (@bepryor) December 23, 2020
JuJu cont'd on the dancing: "I felt like I didn't want to be a distraction. … what I can do to help my offense is put points on the board."
JuJu says he is NOT being paid by TikTok to do the pregame dances.
— Brooke Pryor (@bepryor) December 23, 2020
Good call.
