The Pittsburgh Steelers released a statement for their fans ahead of their Sunday Night Football matchup against the New York Jets – with former President Donald Trump is set to be in attendance.
As the team coordinates with officials to get their security all set before the contest, the Steelers informed fans of plans for the game.
‘With former President Trump expected to attend Sunday night’s game as a guest of an individual suite holder, we are working with Secret Service and local authorities to ensure the safety and security of all our fans,’ the team’s statement read.
‘As always we will work to make the fan experience the same as it always is for every Steelers’ home game at Acrisure Stadium.
‘We encourage fans to arrive early to the parking lots and to the gates so that they can enjoy our pregame experience and our celebrations throughout the game that will honor the 50th anniversary of our Super Bowl IX team.’
Donald Trump is set to attend Sunday night’s Steelers-Jets game in Pittsburgh
Trump has been spending time in western Pennsylvania this weekend as he tries to win back the state that went his way in 2016, but flipped blue in 2020.
At a rally in Latrobe, Pennsylvania on Saturday, Trump brought out former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown to rally support for him.
The ex-Steelers star, who left Pennsylvania in 2018 when he was traded to the Raiders, is expected to address the crowd of Trump supporters after teasing his appearance on social media earlier this week.
The Super Bowl winner arrived alongside fellow former Steeler, Le’Veon Bell, who donned a t-shirt featuring photos of Trump and opponent Kamala Harris with the slogan, ‘Trump or the Tramp?’
The pair of former footballers greeted the crowd as they posed for selfies with the supporters waiting in line to enter the rally just under three hours before it is slated to begin.
Brown had hinted he would be making a speech earlier this week in a social media post, which contained a screenshot of an email allegedly from Trump’s campaign.
‘Time to help make REAL Change,’ he wrote alongside the photo. ‘Time to make a Difference. It is Time.’
Brown has been outspoken of his support of the 45th president online, most recently accusing NBC of plotting against fellow Trump supporter Elon Musk at a Steelers game earlier this month.
Former NFL star Antonio Brown has continued to show his support for Donald Trump
The wideout posed for selfies with supporters alongside fellow ex-NFLer Le’Veon Bell (R)
The X chief had whipped Pittsburgh fans into a frenzy as he attended a prime-time game at Acrisure Stadium – a day after joining Donald Trump on stage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Despite the 53-year-old’s attendance at the Steelers’ Week 5 matchup, Musk failed to receive the Taylor Swift treatment as NBC’s coverage didn’t appear to show him in the stands.
Brown claimed the network intentionally avoiding Musk on its broadcast as a form of media censorship against Trump’s campaign.
‘Another reason to get out in Vote,’ he posted. ‘Media censoring is real and will only get worse unless change.’
There is no evidence to suggest that NBC did intentionally avoid showing Musk as Brown alleged. DailyMail.com contacted NBC Sports for comment.
Brown first publicly endorsed Trump in May and even vowed to help him celebrate a second term.
Bell, a former running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers, donned a t-shirt featuring photos of Trump and opponent Kamala Harris with the slogan: ‘Trump or the Tramp?’
‘I’ll endorse Trump,’ Brown told Outkick. ‘I never met him. I have admiration for his business moves and I study his dad, Fred Trump.
‘But I think Donald Trump is a good businessman, he comes from a good family and he’s been a good president.
He added: ‘You know he likes black people running campaigns, preferably football players. So Donald Trump, you heard it right here from the mouth of AB man: inauguration, send me my bag or whatever…’
Brown also praised Trump for the ‘great things’ he had done ‘for a lot of my brothers in the music industry.’
Even in retirement, the 35-year-old has rarely been out of the headlines due to financial issues and a string of controversial outbursts on social media which has seen him taunt the likes of Caitlin Clark and Tom Brady.
Brown has been outspoken in his supporter for former president Trump on social media
Just last month, he taunted Taylor Swift amid her romance with Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce.
The former wideout referred to Swift’s anatomy before appearing to suggest that Kelce should date a black woman.
Prior to that, he wrote alongside a photo of Taylor and Brittany Mahomes hugging each other: ‘White People for Trump’.
It came after Brittany, the wife of Chiefs quarterback Patrick and close friend of the popstar, faced backlash for liking a Trump-related post.
In March, he shared what seemed to be an AI-generated cartoon image of himself in a Pittsburgh Steelers jersey, kissing the songstress , who is wearing a light blue cheerleader’s uniform.
‘Move over Jizelle, what these Swifties talkin bout? #CTESPN,’ he wrote alongside the image on X, formerly known as Twitter, referring to Tom Brady’s ex-wife Gisele Bundchen.
Brown appeared to be attempting to rile up Taylor’s fans, known as ‘Swifties’, who are renowned for their fierce loyalty and protectiveness of the Anti-Hero hitmaker.
The cartoon isn’t the first time Brown has used doctored images to bait a fellow NFL star as he previously used Gisele as a means to troll his former friend and teammate Brady.
The controversial Super Bowl winner has previously launched vile attacks on Taylor Swift (left)
It’s isn’t the first time Brown has targeted Swift, previously sharing AI images to mock her
Brown has previously shared photoshopped pictures of him and Gisele Bundchen hugging
Brady had encouraged the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to acquire the embattled Brown in 2020 amid accusations of sexual assault and harassment, which he has since settled out of court. He even allowed Brown to stay with him in preparation for the season.
A year earlier, Brady had pushed for the New England Patriots to sign Brown, only to have the team cut him after one game when the sexual misconduct allegation first surfaced.
But Brown has attacked his former teammate with the troubled star continuously blaming Brady for the end of his career.
Brown antagonized Brady over his divorce from Gisele in 2022. He frequently posted photoshopped photos, suggesting that he’s having a romantic relationship with Brady’s ex.
