Article 40WM4 Big Ben: Burfict told JuJu 'You're next' after hit on Brown

Big Ben: Burfict told JuJu 'You're next' after hit on Brown

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Just how fierce is the rivalry between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals? Players say threats were uttered between plays during Sunday's affair.

Playing in his second game since returning from a four-game suspension, heavy-hitting Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict delivered a questionable blow to Steelers receiver Antonio Brown on Sunday.

#Bengals dirty LB Vontaze Burfict, who is just coming off a suspension, with a late hit to @AB84 Antonio Brown's helmet. pic.twitter.com/QSiCg79IQf

- Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) October 14, 2018

After the play, he had a message for Brown's teammate.

"He hits A.B., then, literally, as I am under center for the next play, he points at JuJu (Smith-Schuster) and says, 'You're next,'" Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger told Ron Cook of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "How do you allow that stuff?"

Smith-Schuster dropped Burfict with a thunderous block during the team's previous matchup in Cincinnati last December, which knocked the Bengals linebacker out of the game with a concussion.

JuJu Smith-Schuster absolutely crushes Burfict pic.twitter.com/Tlf2nLb2bw

- Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) December 5, 2017

The Steelers receiver said he heard his share of trash talk Sunday.

"They were all making threats on me. Burfict was out there lying, saying I spit on him, which I didn't," Smith-Schuster recalled.

It appears Burfict won't be suspended for his hit on Brown, but he may still face discipline as the league reviews several plays involving the linebacker Sunday.

#Bengals oft-suspended LB Vontaze Burfict is not expected to be suspended for his actions on Sunday, but I'm told there are several plays that will be reviewed for a potential fine. Presumably, one is an elbow to @AB84's head.

- Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 15, 2018

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