Joe Thomas seemed to have forgotten that his Browns never reached the playoffs while he played for Cleveland. PHIL MASTURZO / USA TODAY NETWORK / USA TODAY NETWORK

Joe Thomas' attempt to troll Steelers backfired badly

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Darryn Albert | Last updated 1/17/22

One Cleveland Browns great tried to troll the rival Pittsburgh Steelers this weekend but instead ended up getting trolled himself.

Retired ex-Browns tackle Joe Thomas took a swipe at the Steelers after they were eliminated in the wild-card round with a 42-21 loss to Kansas City.

“@Steelers, congratulations on your playoff participation trophy,” he wrote.

.@Steelers, congratulations on your playoff participation trophy

— Joe Thomas (@joethomas73) January 17, 2022

Of course, that set up Thomas for the obvious counter, which many users, including retired Steelers defensive end Brett Keisel, hit him back with.

“Did you ever get one of those?” tweeted Keisel at Thomas. “No.”

Did you ever get one of those? No https://t.co/9WqA8I8QgO

— Brett Keisel (@bkeisel99) January 17, 2022

Thomas was a legendary Brown. He played his entire career in Cleveland, making 10 Pro Bowls and eight All-Pro teams. But not even a single time during Thomas’ entire 10-year career did the Browns make the playoffs. The Browns did end their lengthy playoff drought last year, making it to the AFC divisional round. But that was after Thomas had already retired.

The Browns and the Steelers, who are division rivals, obviously can’t stand each other. Thomas has even taken other shots at Pittsburgh since retiring. But Thomas seemed to have forgotten his playoff history when he sent that tweet.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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