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Antonio Brown was reportedly about to be a member of the Buffalo Bills until, well, he wasn’t. Following reports from NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport late last night, the football world was shocked to hear that the All-Pro wide receiver was getting shipped off to Buffalo, which is basically known for being the NFL’s version of Siberia. The news was so extreme that Brown himself even called the report “Fake News” in response on Instagram.
Eventually, the entire mess got cleaned up and other football experts, specifically ESPN’s Adam Schefter, put the Antonio Brown to the Bills talk to rest. While the Pittsburgh Steelers and Buffalo Bills did engage in talks for Brown, it was reported that the prima donna wide receiver wasn’t even going to report to the Bills had he been traded there, which, just a hunch, probably had an impact on the deal going through.
Brown was unwilling to go to Buffalo, period. Wasnt even a matter of money at that point. So the deal fell through. Steelers and Bills had stopped talking and both sides had moved on. Market for Brown is pretty bleak right now
— Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) March 8, 2019
With all this drama playing out through social media, it left plenty of people mocking the Buffalo Bills and the entire city of Buffalo, with plenty of jokes coming in from people on Twitter who were making fun of Antonio Brown, reportedly, being a Buffalo Bill. Oh, but that’s where the fun really begins, because those proud members of Bills Mafia stepped up to the plate and defended their team and city against all those making fun of it. Take a look at some of the tweets below, which were really aimed at Antonio Brown.
https://twitter.com/PognoPhil/status/1104077182199128064
For the record, I'm thrilled AB won't be coming to Buffalo. He's an egotistical baby and his blonde mustache makes me physically I'll to look at. I hope he gets traded to a team who will only win 2 games every year for the next 5 years.
— Danyel (@DanyelReneeBB) March 8, 2019
https://twitter.com/marcelloaugusto/status/1104003700320817154
https://twitter.com/30plusyellin/status/1104016736712560640
https://twitter.com/Rodri90_/status/1104032723457454084
Hey @AB84 maybe Vince McMahon will give you a WWE contract. Great #diva storyline there. You would fit right in.. #gobills #billsmafia
— Benjamin Brown (@benners19) March 8, 2019
https://twitter.com/BillsTroll/status/1104001638585565184
@AB84 the #billsmafia don’t need you. What an absolute jerk move. Have fun in the xfl, jerk.
— Kenslog (@Kenslog) March 8, 2019
https://twitter.com/BillsTroll/status/1104001638585565184
AB, just saying…What if it IS true? Are you going to alienate us in the #BillsMafia right off? Or take to heart that there are HOF’ers who have stuck around Buffalo for a reason? We LOVE our football in Buffalo and we stick by our team 😁❤️
— NNYBillsChick69 (@eekster6969) March 8, 2019
https://twitter.com/campbellFAM20/status/1103997556810530817
The love for the city of Buffalo didn’t stop there, though, as more people weighed in and gave their two cents about why the place gets a bad rap. Here are some of those tweets.
Save your Buffalo / Bills jokes. Buffalo is an amazing, passionate NFL city. Great fans. Great place to play. Josh Allen is going to be great. Bills moving in right direction and are closer to playoffs than Steelers. Shame on AB. Not surprising but shameful.
— Adam Schein (@AdamSchein) March 8, 2019
People who have never been to #Buffalo just don’t get it. Reducing it to being a boring place that snows all the time is ignorant & tired. The people, the food & the sense of community is second to none. There’s a reason many fall in love with the city when they give it a chance.
— Bradley Gelber (@BradleyGelber) March 8, 2019
https://twitter.com/JohnnyMFT/status/1104001461363580928
Don't they know that's where Jim and Pam got married? Hallowed ground. #Buffalo #TheOffice
— Bingo Ben (@BingoBenPLO) March 8, 2019
https://twitter.com/WhySoSeriousPOD/status/1103996407487311872
Look, I’m sure Buffalo is a great place to live, work, raise a family and jump from the top of RVs onto a burning plastic table prior to Bills games. But, come on, having a superstar like Antonio Brown going there to play for an organization that’s had one playoff appearance since 1999 after playing for one of the top franchises in all of sports is a serious demotion. But, hey, love the pride Buffalo folks have for their city — just don’t expect many people to change their perception and start booking vacations there anytime soon.