(1) Antonio Brown vs. Ben Roethlisberger
BEEF VOTE: Ben Roethlisberger vs. Antonio Brown OR Richard Sherman vs. Michael Crabtree
Beef Breakdown: Oh, what a whirlwind beef can be. Antonio Brown and Big Ben did their best to play nice, but by the end of 2018, their disdain for one another had snowballed into something that couldn’t be hidden. Brown was benched for their final game of the season after a spat at practice. It went off the rails from there, eventually leading to Brown getting traded to the Raiders. He personally continued to spiral, and the beef became overshadowed by Brown’s issues.
Best Known For: Well, complicated question given how far the falling out ended up going. When the beef was active, probably the time that Roethlisberger went on the radio to criticize Brown, which is a tactic he regularly used, and everyone was like “oh yeah that’s just good leadership!”
(8) Richard Sherman vs. Michael Crabtree
Beef Breakdown: This is another unique episode where our memory of it is very different from how it really went down. Yes, the NFC Championship game between 49ers and Seahawks helped put it on the map after Sherman denied Crabtree for the game winning touchdown, then found every camera possible and voiced his disapproval of Crabtree. But it went deeper than we knew at the time, and because of their cagey responses, deeper that we might ever know. Or, until Sherman’s inevitable autobiography.
Best Known For: The “sorry ass receiver” rant, duh.
Matchup Prediction: There is always the chance of an upset, but the beef between the Steelers players is remarkable enough that it should be safe. The trouble would come if Sherman’s rant against Crabtree steals the attention, which hey - you never know.
Relive each episode and let us know below which beef is best. Voting is open through March 31, then round two will begin on April 1.
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