Baker Mayfield Calls out JuJu Smith-Schuster's Browns Comments for IG Hype Video

Timothy Rapp @@TRappaRTFeatured ColumnistJanuary 10, 2021

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Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster didn't seem particularly worried about facing the Cleveland Browns in their AFC Wild Card Round matchup Sunday, telling reporters this week "the Browns is the Browns."

And Baker Mayfield took that personally, responding with an Instagram hype video citing Smith-Schuster's words.

Brooke Pryor @bepryor
Well, at least one member of the Browns is motivated by JuJu saying “the browns is the browns.” (I’d expect nothing less from the guy who carried a pretenders sign into the Rose Bowl. Not a knock, just signature Baker Mayfield). https://t.co/7UgYF7T3qW… https://t.co/9cLSi2J2JA

"I think they're still the same Browns teams I play every year," Smith-Schuster said Thursday. "I think they're nameless gray faces. They have a couple good players on their team, but at the end of the day, I don't know. The Browns is the Browns."

The Browns and Steelers split their season series this year, though Cleveland's Week 17 win came without Ben Roethlisberger playing for Pittsburgh. There will be no love lost when these longtime rivals face off Sunday. Smith-Schuster just provided those "nameless gray faces" with some bulletin-board material.