After last Super Bowl, JuJu Smith-Schuster started a war with the Eagles. How does he feel about that now?

One of the biggest moments in the last Eagles-Chiefs Super Bowl spilled over onto social media after the game.

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster was an enemy of Eagles fans after the last Super Bowl.Read moreAshley Landis / AP

Published Feb. 4, 2025, 1:16 p.m. ET

NEW ORLEANS — After beating the Eagles in Super Bowl LVII, Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster took to social media to do a little trolling.

The Chiefs ultimately were able to ice the game thanks to James Bradberry’s defensive holding penalty on Smith-Schuster. The call gave the Chiefs a first-and-goal situation and allowed them to ice the clock and kick a game-winning field goal. So, in honor of Valentine’s Day which came two days later, Smith-Schuster posted a card on social media with Bradberry’s face and the words, “I’ll hold you when it matters.”

At the time, the post triggered an uproar among Eagles fans, players, and even some opposing players.

For a snapshot of the reaction he received, here’s what A.J Brown posted at the time: “First off congratulations. Y’all deserve it. This is lame. You was on the way out the league before Mahomes resurrected your career on your 1 year deal TikTok boy. He admitted that he grabbed you but don’t act like your like that or ever was. But congratulations again!”

A month later, Smith-Schuster was again taking shots at Bradberry, seemingly unprompted, which again drew the backlash of several players.

Bradberry has been out with a leg injury all season and won’t be on the field on Sunday, but plenty of the same teammates that rushed to his defense — like Brown, C.J. Gardner-Johnson, and others — will be.

Ahead of Super Bowl LIX, Smith-Schuster said he isn’t concerned whether that animosity will extend to Sunday’s rematch.

“No, I’m just worried about just going out there and just playing my best game and trying to help the team win,” he said at Monday’s Super Bowl LIX Opening Night.

Darius Slay was another one of the players who jumped to fellow defensive back Bradberry’s defense on social media after the tweet, but he’s also putting it in the past.

“That’s just part of the game, man,” Slay said Monday. “JuJu is a great guy, so we’re not looking at him throwing shots or anything or looking back at that. That’s two years ago. Right now we’re focused on the 2024 team and we’re just going to go out there and compete.”

Smith-Schuster has faced the Eagles since the last Super Bowl, as a member of the Patriots in last season’s opener. He was held to four catches for 33 yards in a 25-20 Eagles’ win.