Adam Jones Compares Terrelle Pryor to Garbage After Bengals' Win vs. Browns

Following the Cincinnati Bengals' 23-10 win over the Cleveland Browns in Week 14 on Sunday, Bengals cornerback Adam Jones left no doubt over how he feels about Browns wide receiver Terrelle Pryor Sr.

Per ESPN.com's Katherine Terrell, Jones was criticizing Pryor's performance in the locker room when he took things in a unique direction:

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Jones stopped in the middle of a rant about Pryor, grabbed an empty trash can and started shaking it.

"Hey, you in there?!" he yelled, rattling the trash can as his teammates started laughing. "You in there?!"

During the interview session, Jones said he would only answer questions regarding Pryor.

"We're talking about Pryor, nobody else," he said. ... "Pryor suck."

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Jones picked an opportune time to talk trash against Cleveland's wideout, who had just one catch for three yards in the defeat.

This isn't a new feud between Jones and Pryor, as Terrell noted it may have started last year when Pryor reportedly told Bengals defensive coordinator Paul Guenther that Jones should get cut for his play.

Leading up to Sunday's matchup, Jones tried to keep his problem with Pryor in check until finally letting his guard down.

"He pushes off, every route. He's an OK receiver," Jones said, per Jim Owczarski of the Cincinnati Enquirer. "They do feature him a little bit, so he does get more looks than a guy who would be in his situation. He's just a guy to me."

Pryor caught wind of those comments, offering this response on Twitter:

"Terrelle Pryor was right there the whole game, right there in the garbage can," Jones said after the Bengals' victory, per Terrell. "Next question."

On Monday, Browns head coach Hue Jackson told reporters Pryor's feuds with opponents are "unfortunate," adding there's no place for it in the league. Jackson added he knows Jones "extremely well" and that "people will pile on right now."

It's easy to kick the Browns. Everyone in the NFL has been doing it all season, as they are three losses away from joining the 2008 Detroit Lions as the only 0-16 teams in NFL history.

Pryor has been one of the few bright spots, with 858 receiving yards in 2016. He didn't step up in Week 14, however, giving Jones the agency to belittle his nemesis by metaphorically putting him in a trash can.