There’s been a whole lot of drama around the Pittsburgh Steelers since their (rather rough) season ended Sunday, particularly around wide receiver Antonio Brown and his alleged feud with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. That heated up with plenty of takes Wednesday, including Greg Gabriel posting a Hall of Fame ratio with a take on Brown’s sixth-round draft status, James Jones defending Brown on NFLN, and Skip Bayless calling Brown “more trouble than he’s worth.” And this got really funny Wednesday night when Brown was revealed as one of the contestants on Fox’s new The Masked Singer show, performing Bobby Brown’s “My Prerogative.” Here’s video of Brown’s performance in a hippo mask:
He's laying it all out there! 🎤 #HippoMask crushed his performance. #TheMaskedSinger pic.twitter.com/FjTAKhQ6a4
— The Masked Singer (@MaskedSingerFOX) January 3, 2019
And here’s his removal of the mask:
The dramatic reveal on #TheMaskedSinger was so amazingly over-the-top and ridiculous. It being Antonio Brown, amidst all of today's news, made it even better. pic.twitter.com/Q0iMvTCEWO
— Jeff D Lowe (@JeffDLowe) January 3, 2019
OH MY GOD.
ANTONIO BROWN WAS JUST ON THE MASKED SINGER. pic.twitter.com/8pA6yWli1f
— Andrew Havranek KY3 (@AndrewHavKY3) January 3, 2019
Well, that’s certainly a different venue for the Brown debate. And while this may well have been pre-taped, it’s very funny that he was singing in a hippopotamus costume on national TV while pundits were arguing if he should be traded.
[The Masked Singer on Twitter]
This I believe was taped during the Steelers bye week. Kind of ironic it winds up airing just days after the whole Brown controversy happened.