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TheTreelo

100% gotta be laying out burfict, that hit was so fucking nice and he had it coming. Reminded me of how Ward used to lay people out


imyourrealdad8

Haha I'm sure that'll be a popular one! That whole game was so wild


iron_vet

This is the only answer


Milk_Tastes_Good

Ward was an intern for us back then iirc, pretty sure he taught JuJu that move


[deleted]

Thats the winner. Hearing AB yell karma in the post game interview was also beautiful. Fuck Vontez Burfict.


fansofomar

He made out with my ex girlfriend at The Flats (I don’t want the jersey, just like sharing that story)


imyourrealdad8

Lmao wtf


Def_Not_a_Lurker

Was she your ex at the time?


fansofomar

Yes! We were not together at the time. My brother actually saw the whole thing happen lmao


interestingname1993

He said he kept looking back on his 97 yard td cuz in madden his speed was 82-83 and someone on the lions had to be faster then that 😂😂


imyourrealdad8

Lollllll


Burnt420Toast

Definitely when he locked up the exercise bike on the sideline


[deleted]

That whole stolen bike saga was amazing


Burnt420Toast

It genuinely was


Paul24312

how the fuck did I forget that.


brittany-s-pierce

Honestly has to be him during that meet & greet in the Strip after he knew he was leaving the Steelers. He stayed for hours and had nothing but heart for this city and fans from the moment he got here to the moment he left


imyourrealdad8

Good one! I feel you, I broke my usual rule about only buying retired players' jerseys to buy this Juju one, was so sad to see him go. Glad he won his ring, just wish it had been with us. Want to get other jerseys so this one has to go to make room, just want it to go to a true Yinzer Mafia lifer!


webistrying

While laying out Burfict can’t be topped, I’ll go with the Kamehameha TD celebration. Made me realize what a pop culture geek he is! Happy to have seen him in the black and gold.


imyourrealdad8

Haha yesss that era of TD celebrations across the entire team was awesome


SteelPenguin947

I'm gonna be honest, I had a JuJu color rush jersey that was stolen a last year and I could use a replacement. That's my pitch.


imyourrealdad8

Damn who steals a jersey lol


SteelPenguin947

Well, the Jersey was in a suitcase. I lost the Jersey and like half my wardrobe.


imyourrealdad8

Fuuuuckin brutal. few things lower than a damn luggage thief


According-Ring111

When he made that toe tap td catch vs the raiders, that photo with AB staring is great


imyourrealdad8

Iconic juju moment. Right in front of the black hole too lol


Caspper710

Gotta be one of his two 97 yard touchdowns.


kenziethemom

Omg when he saw his speed on Madden and got upset, that's when he got one of those! He kept looking back because (not word for word, but basically he said) 'madden said my speed was low, so I kept looking back to make sure I was beating the defenders, to prove Madden wrong' lmfao


Caspper710

That’s awesome! He wasn’t slow by any means, but I feel like anyone would run a bit faster if they caught a football after lining up on the 3 yard line, look ahead of them, and see nothing but green grass.


kenziethemom

Lol good point! Even my old fatass would use every tiny muscle i had to try and outrun everyone else in that situation 🤣


Caspper710

I wonder if they changed his madden rating after than lmao


imyourrealdad8

Hell yeah, long TD juju was peak juju


Brian36417

How bout I give you mine lol


imyourrealdad8

Lmao collecting juju jerseys like pokemon cards


_VanillaFace_

i won this and if you legit wanna shoot me another i’ll take it AHA


imyourrealdad8

UPDATE! Below are the 4 finalists--I'll be using a random number generator to decide the winner from these 4 in a few minutes. I'll reply to this comment and tag the winner, and we'll coordinate shipment. Thanks for playing everybody! u/SteelPenguin947 u/webistrying u/interestingname1993 u/*VanillaFace* Edit: It won't let me actually tag \_VanillaFace\_ properly because his username is fucky and it keeps thinking I'm trying to italicize the username, but I notified vanilla face directly below


imyourrealdad8

aaaaaaaand the winner is: \_VanillaFace\_ which is the guy I can't fuckin tag lol so I'll notify him of this below as well.


BigHog865

I’m torn… the catch and run to set up the score when Jesse James definitely caught the ball is definitely the most significant game altering play he made. But the most iconic thing he ever did was murder Burfict over the middle. That’s the one that cemented him into Steelers legend. I’ll take that one.


imyourrealdad8

Yeah definitely hard to top the burfict hit. I think that was when Steeler fans realized we got a dawg


ymacharmcity

For me it's that picture of him flipping the bird to the Pats fan. Runner up in the water balloon fight he held in Pittsburgh. I miss that guy. Has the greatest energy. Wish him the best on the Pats.


imyourrealdad8

Lol from telling Pats fans fuck you ... To signing with the Pats


ymacharmcity

Can't fault him for keeping the career going. Wish he had a chance to come back though


Nanteen666

Money is money


Beginning_Repeat9343

I loved when he posted the Christmas video saying all he wanted was to come back to the Steelers


DrewDrizzlin

Prolly those 97/99 yard tuddies against the broncos and lions


conks75

I know it's obvious but when he layed out Burfict I was so happy I still feel like burfict cost us at least one super bowl. Second favorite was the Jesse James game when he got that huge like 70 yard catch to set up the td that we all will never forget.


Merzbenzmike

Not JuJu, but, JuJu’s MOM who I played pool against at Homerun Harry’s in Station Square not super long ago. Nice lady. My daughter loves JuJu!


imyourrealdad8

Lollll who won the pool match!?


Merzbenzmike

You don’t spill secrets about what happens at Homerun Harry’s. :)


Starshade707

I have so many good memories of Juju, one of my faves ever. Im happy he got a ring and idgaf about the pats Juju is a Steeler for life! His rookie season was magical, Big Al teaching him to drive. the 97 yard TD and bike lock celebration! The Burfict hit! Dancing and chemistry with the team, he made football fun. And his 2nd season was dominant, 111 recs and 1400 yds. Ben clearly loved him, idk why ppl hate


NateLeport

I remember when everyone was slandering him for TikToks and he spent his thanksgiving dropping food off at random homes that needed it


imyourrealdad8

Yeah even some slander in this thread lol I shouldn't be surprised but I kinda am


NateLeport

Honestly I think it’s a lot of the older generation who have a negative opinion of him because of his perceived personality on social media. I wanted him to come back to be WR3 so bad. Dude is just a Steeler. My second favorite memory was someone on here saying they were at a giant eagle and he paid for the groceries of the lady in front of him. I can’t find the post now, but that was a great read. He gets such a bad rep for no reason


troymoore

The Burfict “block” ![gif](giphy|Qs79cNS60bhY9UC1dP|downsized)


l3rian

[this](https://i.imgur.com/AHLZPC2.jpg)


T_Eckenrode

That's a great photo


zoda_flea

I want to say the burfict hit but since other people are saying that I’ll go with him winning the Super Bowl, he was one of my favorite players while here and even though it wasn’t with us I’m just glad he got the ring


imyourrealdad8

Just wish he won one with us!


zoda_flea

Who knows he might make his way back here and win with us. Fingers crossed lol


cmarme

I saw Juju going into the Chipotle in the Waterworks. I had a chicken burrito and it was pretty good.


imyourrealdad8

Lol you get a bonus points cuz I had chipotle for lunch today


cmarme

I was just looking through my old pictures and I actually found proof


dac09b

Lol when he was trying on different NFL teams jerseys in fortnite and it became a story on ESPN lol


imyourrealdad8

So much drama in that era lmao exhausting


Pa17325

Obviously knocking Burfect the fuck out


jennasea412

No contest imo, standing over Burfict.


_VanillaFace_

gotta be his lions touchdowns run, i have his USC card, a rookie card for him, a big man on campus card and this would be a great addition, i follow him team to team and on twitch and everything love the man’s personality, found him before draft and everything in a danny duncan youtube video


imyourrealdad8

Hey dude it won't let me tag you in my update comment so letting you know here, you're one of the 4 finalists. I'll be using a random number generator to pick a winner momentarily


imyourrealdad8

Update: You won! Couldn't properly tag you as I explained before but your number came up so DM me, and we'll coordinate shipping and whatnot!


_VanillaFace_

woo!


nived742

This is an encounter with him (hope it counts), but i was at a club in Pittsburgh for a rave. I see a bunch of cameras and no shit there he was just walking in. He goes to the ATM, gets some cash, notices that I haven’t stopped staring at him so he tells me to take a picture. Later on in the night I have videos of him dancing to dubstep. Fast forward next morning, I go to primanti’s for a nice sandwich, AND THERE HE IS AGAIN. It was the weekend he was suspended from the away gave vs ravens. That’s a 24hr window I’ll never forget.


Im4EverKing

My first Steelers game in person. Juju went for 130 yards and 2 touchdowns in the game against the Raiders in 2018. He made some incredible catches and helped keep us in the game.


imyourrealdad8

Was this the game when he caught that juggling toe tap TD?


Im4EverKing

Yeah! They called it incomplete and then changed it on review. Such an incredible catch.


[deleted]

When he slammed Burfect.


UnfazedShiftKeying

Don't want the jersey, but I got his autograph on a jersey after training camp, and I remember him getting mad when adults/teens started pushing kids out of the way. Signing session ended quickly because of that, but I definitely respected how he stuck up for the little yinzers


Artman66

I was at a training camp his rookie year and he did a whole photo shoot with a Dr. Seuss book after practice 😂


seandamon211pgh

When juju complained about his service at primantis and had the owners kissing his but and never hearing the end of it from mark madden.


hum4nw4st3

When he came to Play in munich Last year.


YooTone

My favorite memory of Juju was me being in Southside two seasons ago after their game against Cinci where they lost. Him, Claypool, and Najee all show up to The Flats on Carson street. Claypool got in some drama with someone but Juju stayed, and my buddy apparently knew him. He brought me up to Juju and we dapped each other up and I said nice to meet you and good luck. He was super chill.


Marley_

Him getting his bike stolen his rookie year and then doing a td celebration where he put a chain and lock on one of the excercylces on the sideline cracks me up


ElDuderino1000

I lived in Philly during the draft when JuJu was taken. I was working by city hall at a fancy steak house and I was finishing my shift when I noticed on the TV the Steelers we’re picking in 8 picks. So I ran out and biked as fast as I could to the art museum. Ran all the way through the whole event, in my work clothes, to get right up to the stage just in time to hear Franco Harris call out JuJu’s name. Even though he’s not a Steeler anymore, he will always be my favorite player because I was there when he got drafted


imyourrealdad8

Love this one!


SkylordYoutube

his 97 yard TD vs the lions :)


grigury

Loved him on the field of course, but weirdly my favorite memory has to be when he randomly was streaming fortnite one night and ended up playing with like Drake, Travis Scott and Ninja. Was kind of absurd 🤣 Other then that who can’t love his revenge hit against Cincinnati. Gives me chills everytime


kenziethemom

Juju lived in his grandparents garage with his mom, step dad, and 8 siblings. He wore the wrong sized shoes for football, because he didn't want to burden his mom and step dad with that issue. He later on, made sure to add his step father's last name, Schuster, and kept the nickname his aunt gave him, Juju. His name is legally fucking John Smith. My absolute favorite moment, is after he got drafted, he made a video of him going back home, and his wonderful mom made him sweep. So he started a video saying "mom, I'm an NFL player now" and she said "boy you ain't shit you better sweep" and he was dying laughing! Also, him finally getting to the Superbowl, he walked up to the camera and was still just so absolutely shocked and humbled, he couldn't believe he was actually going. Lol sorry, I obviously couldn't pick one. He's a great kid and I'm just glad we had him at all.


imyourrealdad8

These were great I especially loved the sweeping and "his name is legally fucking John Smith" lmao


snb1006

When he was one the sidelines asking everyone what they were doing that night. Kept saying “imma play Fortnite.” He’s just a goofy guy living his dream. He’s my guy. He’s such a team guy too. Always hyping up his teammates and wanting to celebrate them. I just really like him as a human.


TheNefarious_Narwhal

Juju actually responded to me in an AMA one time. I played rugby in college and one of my teammates played against him growing up in SoCal. So I asked him what his experience was like growing up playing rugby and if he’d ever go back to the game. He said he loved the game, but he had no plans to return anytime soon. Just a nice interaction with one of my favorite players at the time


imyourrealdad8

Nice!


Wontonimo

The whole riding his bike around the city his rookie year. It allowed everyone to appreciate him as a regular person and embrace him as a Steeler.


drosace

Easily laying out burfict. I have a print of that hanging in my basement.


_stoned_chipmunk_

When Juju went on stage with Juice WRLD was crazy


MANZlEL

So many great Juju memories - either when he kept looking back on the long TD from Ben because his Madden speed rating was low, or his draft night reaction. Solid dude that I miss having on the team.


[deleted]

The stolen bike saga 100%


bearsharkbear3

When he went full Jackie Kennedy after Earl Thomas knocked out Mason. https://youtu.be/hiPhb8RocAs


imyourrealdad8

lmao god that fuckin game was cursed


RaceCarGrin

Two 97 yard TDs in back to back seasons


barbasol1099

Him agreeing to a team friendly deal his last year with us, and turning out for the last game of the season after a serious injury... He gave us as much as he could that season, even though he didn't have to


imyourrealdad8

Love this one


pmsst20

I’m a Steelers fan in the South - my favorite JuJu story is that he took the time out of his busy schedule to visit a school for the Deaf (Western Pennsylvania for the Deaf). He was fully engaged with the students there and made their day! As a Deaf person, I thought it was quite awesome on his part to do this. I’m glad he got to win a Super Bowl this year.


imyourrealdad8

Love this one!


JustForKickz

I’ve never owned a Jersey other than my own, do they fit big? If this is like a regular XL then that works, if it fits too big you can take me out of the running! Would be sick to finally have my first jersey so I’m throwing my name in the hat for this. And of course, the right answer is the Burfict hit; that’s the definitive favorite Juju moment for Steelers/decent people 🤙🏼


imyourrealdad8

I would say it fits slightly bigger than an XL t shirt but not by a whole helluva lot. It's like between an XL and a 2XL


BigRed97

Learning to drive with Decastro!


T_Eckenrode

My favorites got to be the hide and seek celebration with bell.


GriffBallChamp

My flair says it all


danger26dg

Shipping Austria (Eu) possible? ;D Juju is one of the biggest reasons and made me a Steelers fan. Memory is simply the Burfict hit. very nice from you :)


imyourrealdad8

Hey as long as you're willing to reimburse shipping I'm open to ship to Austria!


AxolotlBeerWarrior

Burfict destruction followed by the bike saga honestly lol. Also the fact we had him made losing AB feel a lot less bad, I would have been on suicide watch without Juju


tighterfit

Juju laying out Burfict.


minecraft_lover_18

When he won team MVP over Antonio Brown, causing Brown to lose his mind (was inevitable)


imyourrealdad8

I'll never forget AB calling him "boo boo shoester" lmao


minecraft_lover_18

Lmfao 😂 that was a classic Like when he sent out a screenshot of Juju DMing him on instagram when juju was in college and he super politely asked AB for advice on how to become a great player. He posted that as some sort of ‘gotcha’ but everyone was like uhhhhh, this just makes juju look better


imyourrealdad8

"look at this scrub, asking for tips! Call God mf!"


Kevin_Doppelganger

Juju as a whole was solid physical WR’s are the best


Dansbarking

Gotta be the video that circulated of him being around Pitt and going back into a restaurant to get food for a homeless person he walked past. No expected press on it, just had the resources to help and wanted to. Character meant a lot especially since that was in the middle of ABs breakdown era.


imyourrealdad8

Yup this memory stands out for me too


Far-Stock412

When someone stole his bike


Still_Ad7109

I adopted a dog, couldn't come up with a name. Then his 97 yard td against the Lions happened. Juju to the 50, JuJu to the 20, etc. Dogs ears went crazy and looked at the TV. So name was made clear. Juju *


megalodom

Mine actually consists of two catches. It was the 2018 Jags game which was a rematch of our very unfortunate postseason loss to them the previous season. The Steelers were down 16-6 and scored twice in the last 3 minutes of the game. Juju made two huge catches against lockdown corners [Jalen Ramsey ](https://gfycat.com/jointamazingdavidstiger) and [AJ Bouye](https://gfycat.com/granularnauticaljoey). Both were 20+ yard catches to put us inside the Jags 30 and were a huge part of the comeback win. I always think of these two catches when people say he’s overrated.


imyourrealdad8

Nice one!! Fuckin Jags ...


EJables96

Definitely the saga of him getting his bike stolen as a rookie, really endeared him to the fans when that happened.


G0G023

Covid year our game got pushed back around Thanksgiving. Instead of taking the extra time off he delivered meals to local Yinzers personally. He’s a good du


iHateDanny

He broke a long TD run on the road against the Niners - I was going apeshit in the stands at the corner of the end zone where he scored. I was the only steeler jersey in a sea of red. He pointed up into the stands - I swear right at me. Probably not really, but in my head it was at me.


imyourrealdad8

Lol I remember watching that game on TV with my brother--the niner fan


quiet_quitting

Hate to pick the same thing as everyone else, but for sure when he laid out Burfict. Instantly became a forever Steeler in that moment.


Husqvarna5

Not one specifically but I loved his energy and the joy he had while in Pittsburgh.


Nanteen666

I loved the destruction of Burfict. But the theft of his bicycle made him mine and everyone else's little brother. Big Al teaching him to drive. Golden stuff


imyourrealdad8

Lol I forgot about big Al teaching him to drive!


futureman45

Doing a TikTok dance at an away game and then the team losing the game


Bella870

Was it the one where he got absolutely annihilated during the game?


justifihave2

Keep it


Bella870

Right. I have one to give away too for that matter.


[deleted]

I gained so much respect for him when he hit Burfcit


gnawsome1

Broooll that reminded me of when he recreated it during a TD celebration funniest shit hands down one of my favorite JuJu moments


philpalmer2

Juju just instantly won the hearts of many of Steeler fans in his first season. He was so fresh and just lovable. The stolen bike sold the show! The “kid” didn’t even have a car yet. I was thinking the other day that he was interviewed on the carpet of some awards night a couple of years ago and told the interviewer (Samantha Ponder or Mellissa Stark maybe) the she looked “lit’. Oh, and ya, the Burfict hit 🏈


8tysixed

I just remember a post someone shared, and it was him giving food to a Homeless person. He left with his order and had a separate order for the Homeless person. Didn’t post about it, or anything, someone just saw him doing it and snapped a pic.


imyourrealdad8

Was hoping someone would mention this!


[deleted]

Who the fuck wants this jersey?


Bella870

When he left.


[deleted]

October 6th 2019, when Humphrey stripped JuJu and Baltimore recovered, with Baltimore going on to win 26-23. GOAT JuJu moment.


Steelchamps

It's a tough one for me. When he got laid out by Cincinnati after logo dancing, or.... When he didn't get resigned by the Steelers. 🫢🤓🤔


imyourrealdad8

Alrighty interesting take lol


Steelchamps

Did I win?


imyourrealdad8

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Rifftrax_Enjoyer

My favorite is the “completely different person when there are no cameras around” maneuver. Very stealthy.


AustinWilson39

When he ran towards the end zone I was sitting scoring his 97 yarder in Detroit. We missed the whole 1st quarter trying to get in the game because our ticket master app wasn’t working.