Antonio Brown's Relationship With Ben Roethlisberger Went Sour After NSFW Response to Music Policy

If you've been following the Antonio Brown saga since the start of the 2019 calendar year, you're well aware of the receiver's poor relationship with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Yet, we never knew the catalyst for Brown cutting the quarterback out of his life.

An anonymous Steeler told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler that Roethlisberger tried enforcing a "no music" policy in the locker room, to which Brown replied "F--- you cracker."

Fowler continued by saying that usually Roethlisberger and Brown would work out their differences to build their rapport on and off the field. Yet, Brown's confrontational behavior became tiresome to some teammates.

Former Steelers players told Fowler that they saw a change in Brown's behavior once he signed his massive contract extension back in 2017, where he developed a superstar mentality.

It all went downhill from there. Brown didn't like how head coach Mike Tomlin prioritized Roethlisberger over him in the offense, and was ticked off after JuJu Smith-Schuster won team MVP in 2018. All of those things caused Brown to facilitate a trade out of the Steel City.

The Oakland Raiders bit, and they were burned on their investment right before the regular season began. Then, he lasted a little over a week with the New England Patriots before sexual assault allegations came to light.