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Chris Roling

Antonio Brown-Vontaze Burfict friendship is getting weird for Bengals fans

There was a time when Vontaze Burfict and Antonio Brown were sworn enemies involved in plenty of drama on and off the field.

Now they’re good friends.

Call what’s happening out in Oakland an odd situation to digest for Cincinnati Bengals fans. As fate would have it, the Raiders traded for Brown, getting him away from the Pittsburgh Steelers. The front office there then turned around and, on the recommendation of former Bengals defensive coordinator Paul Guenther, added Burfict shortly after Cincinnati cut him.

One would think based on their history more drama would unfold. Burfict, after all, inflicted the brutal hit on Brown in the playoffs some years ago, knocking him out. When Burfict got knocked out on the field in 2017, Brown was caught in the locker room chanting about karma.

But now? Burfict is sharing pictures about winning a ring with Brown, and the star wideout is loving that Burfict has his back:

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1 TEAM 1 DREAM = A RING

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