JuJu Smith-Schuster has begun doing a pre-game ritual where he dances on the opposing team's logo, but it's caused a stir among the opponents of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Vonn Bell of the Cincinnati Bengals, who the Steelers face in Week 15, believes that Smith-Schuster's pre-game antics are ‘disrespectful'.
“He’s still young minded. He loves the game. He loves going out there [and] playing,” Bell said, via James Rapien of Sports Illustrated. “It’s kind of disrespectful at the end of the day. But they’re on top right now so you can’t really say nothing right now. We just gotta go out there, between the lines, go out there and hit him and let him know where he stands.”
When the Steelers took on the Buffalo Bills in Week 14, Smith-Schuster danced on the Buffalo Bills' logo before the game began. As a result, Josh Allen and the Bills used Smith-Schuster's pre-game dance as motivation in their win over the Steelers.
Despite the criticism he's received for his dancing, Smith-Schuster shared that he isn't going to stop being himself. Given that, when Pittsburgh travels to Cincinnati to square off with the Bengals, don't expect Smith-Schuster to do anything differently.
Bell, who's in his first season with the Bengals, realizes that it's easier for Smith-Schuster to continue his antics due to Pittsburgh's record. However, while he doesn't agree with Smith-Schuster's decision to dance on the opposing team's logo before games, he believes the Bengals have to make Smith-Schuster rethink his choice by hitting him hard during the game, when it actually counts.
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