Vontaze Burfict and Antonio Brown already appear to be friends on Raiders

So much for a possible Hard Knocks-worthy drama between former Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict and Oakland Raiders wideout Antonio Brown.

As fate would have it, Brown forced his way off the Pittsburgh Steelers and joined the Oakland Raiders. Burfict got cut Monday and found a new job Tuesday — also with the Raiders.

Burfict happens to be the guy who knocked Brown out cold on a questionable hit in the playoff game a few years back. When Burfict got knocked out on the field in December of 2017, Brown was in the Steelers locker room chanting about karma.

But it appears both guys have put all the bad blood aside, if the latest string of tweets is any sign:

Just talked @King55Tez black and silver baby #RaiderNation #BullySeason

— Antonio Brown (@AB84) March 20, 2019

Raiders LB Vontaze Burfict said Paul Guenther told him he can't hit Antonio Brown on practice field the way he did in AFC North. "It' all fun and games. We're on the same team. …We might be the closest friends on the team. Just got to go along with it. I can't wait to meet him"

— Michael Gehlken (@GehlkenNFL) March 20, 2019

Vontaze Burfict says he and Antonio Brown could end up being best friends. And it's true that it does work like that sometimes in the NFL. Opponents used to despise Steve Wisniewski for `dirty' play. Then went up to shake his hand as soon as they were teammates. #Raiders

— Jerry McDonald (@Jerrymcd) March 20, 2019

Not exactly what Bengals fans want to see, but Cincinnati will get a shot at the new friends in Oakland next season.