First Call: Antonio Brown mocks himself with video of weightlifting accident

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Tim Benz | Friday, February 21, 2020 6:29 a.m.

Then-Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown sits on the bench during a game against the Carolina Panthers in Pittsburgh, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018.

Friday’s “First Call” pays a visit to a familiar destination.

Antonio Brown’s Twitter account.

In an effort to maintain his self-titled nickname of “Mr. Big Chest,” the former Steelers receiver may have earned another.

Mr. Big Headache.

Actually, come to think of it, he has earned that nickname already, hasn’t he?

But I’m sure that’s what Brown was feeling after this weightlifting accident.

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A post shared by AB (@ab) on Feb 20, 2020 at 9:23am PST

I know. I know. He could’ve been seriously hurt. I shouldn’t laugh.

To his credit, A.B. posted the video himself and joked that the weight machine “hit harder than Vontaze Burfict.”

For a guy who once screamed “KARMA!” after JuJu Smith-Schuster laid out Burfict with a block, maybe this was karma getting back at Brown.

And who am I kidding? I probably would’ve laughed regardless. And based on the Twitter responses I saw, most of you would’ve, too.

Definitely Ben’s fault

— AmericanDad77 (@Dad77American) February 20, 2020

I needed this laugh....

— John Brinkman (@jbrink351) February 20, 2020

Ouch pic.twitter.com/U7i70VhkfL

— Dave Pape (@davepape64) February 20, 2020

I bet his head is boomin today ?

— LousersCringe (@LousersCringe) February 20, 2020

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— Freddy Flazbar (@patrickus26) February 20, 2020

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— Tracey Walker (@TWalker2002) February 21, 2020

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— Dave Tinker, CFRE, FAFP he/him (@davethecfre) February 20, 2020

Maybe it’ll knock some sense into him! #HereWeGo #Steelers

— John Church (@JEC_SCP) February 21, 2020

In typical A.B. fashion, Brown said we shouldn’t be laughing at the video. Instead we should be focusing on how much weight he was benching.

Don’t talk about me getting hit talk about me hitting this 315 you see how this world work pic.twitter.com/AvgEARUQjr

— AB (@AB84) February 20, 2020

Impressive, Antonio.

Your chest may now actually be almost as big as your ego.