Steelers LB Bud Dupree Roasts Pittsburgh Beat Writer and Calls Him Fat for Trying to 'Start Beef'

Note to self: Never, EVER try to go after Bud Dupree on social media.

Pittsburgh Steelers receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster was quoted saying that he would sacrifice individual production for the sake of winning. When beat writer Mark Kobaly tried to frame that quote as a dig at former Steeler and current Oakland Raider Antonio Brown, linebacker Bud Dupree went IN on him, calling him "fat boy" for trying to rekindle the dormant AB-JuJu rivalry.

Here u go tryna start beef fat boy leave the past alone
— Big Bud (@Bud_Dupree) May 22, 2019

At least Kobaly has a good sense of humor about the whole ordeal.

For future reference, I prefer fat ass. Thank you.
— Mark Kaboly (@MarkKaboly) May 22, 2019

To be fair to Kaboly, it's easy to read into a whole lot of football-related quotations over the last few days, including from Smith-Schuster, and infer anti-Brown commentary. Why else would the receiver make a point over the fact that he is willing to sit down for media interviews at any time, rather than Brown's one-per-week policy?

Antonio Brown would talk to reporters one day a week. JuJu Smith-Schuster said no restrictions will apply to him this year. “I’m not going to be an a**hole,” he said.
— Joe Rutter (@tribjoerutter) May 22, 2019

Dupree and the Steelers have drawn their battle lines, and are 100% #TeamJuJu. With Smith-Schuster and Ben Roethlisberger motivated, the aerial circus in Pittsburgh should continue in the 2019 season-- though media members raising the possibility of drama might continue right along with it.