Well, this isn't the best idea JuJu Smith-Schuster ever had.
Tuesday, Smith-Schuster posted the following video to his Instagram story:
That appears to be Smith-Schuster driving over 100 mph in a BMW — possibly his BMW i8.
A few questions here:
Why?
And also ... JUJU, WHY, MAN? WHY?!
Assuming Smith-Schuster isn't cruising the Autobahn here, this is illegal and reckless. Of course, nobody buys a car like a BMW i8 to crawl around the streets all the time — the thing eats up a quarter-mile in 12.4 seconds — but this is a bad look for Smith-Schuster all around.
Now, even if you take the most liberal view of this and say, "Wow, yeah, that's an adrenaline junkie doing adrenaline junkie stuff. The road looks pretty clear. I'm sure he got on the brakes right after this," the next question becomes:
Why would you post this on your social media?
Not sure what Smith-Schuster was going for with this one, and this is coming from somebody who is generally supportive of his out-of-football activities. I love the video games. And the events. And showing up randomly at a Pitt vs. Robert Morris game, etc. He's a likable, engaging dude on social media. But this? Too far. On several levels.
Obviously, people will connect this to Antonio Brown's infamous 100+ mph joyride down McKnight Road. And rightly so. This is just as ill-advised and just as illegal.
Brown, however, didn't post it to his Instagram — surprisingly.
Short of Smith-Schuster having his phone hacked and this video actually being uploaded by somebody else, there's not much of a defense here. The Steelers will need him to be fully recovered from his concussion and knee injury sustained in the team's Week 11 loss to the Browns.
They don't need him pulled over and cited for reckless driving — or worse.
Not a great look with a pivotal Week 13 rematch looming at home on Sunday against those Browns.
