JuJu Smith-Schuster, wide receiver of the Pittsburgh Steelers, posted on social media that she had received death threats on her son.
After Smith-Schuster’s lead of 7:38 in the fourth quarter in Pittsburgh’s 28-24 return victory over the Indianapolis Colts Sunday afternoon, his mother, Sammy Toa-Schuster, posted a message to her Instagram story.
“I caught this moment after touching my son, because it’s my true emotions … after weeks of so many hate messages to death threats … I can’t help but cry when my baby achieves his TD. You are love him when we win, but hate when we lose, ‘Toa-Schuster wrote.
Smith-Schuster had one of his most productive games in a while when he got nine receptions for 96 yards and once in the hands.
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“Remember if you send me these hate messages … you also have a child I want to pray that you will never have a full grown adult – send his mother hate messages,” she posted. ‘Good win as a’ team ‘.
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Smith-Schuster has been controversial ever since. He started dancing on the opponent’s 50-year-old line before the games, and teams started taking notice and saw it as a sign of contempt.
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After the Steelers fell to the Cincinnati Bengals last Monday night, Smith-Schuster announced he would stop celebrating. The Steelers bounced back against the Colts in Week 16 and claimed their first AFC North title since 2017.