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Antonio Brown: 'DWTS' helped improve my footwork on the field

Charles LeClaire / USA TODAY Sports

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown said his time as a contestant on ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" helped him become a better football player.

Brown missed some of the Steelers' offseason workouts because of the show, but reported to the team this week and apparently hasn't missed a beat in on-field work.

"I felt pretty good today, actually, my feet, I'm in shape, running my routes and dropping my hips," Brown told NFL Network's Aditi Kinkhabwala on Thursday. "I still have work to do on my finishes, but that will come. For the most part, I'm feeling good and can transition out of my breaks."

Brown said learning how to dance had the unintended consequence of making his football footwork better.

"I don't want to say it made me faster, but I feel like it has helped me a lot with my shock absorbers," he said. "I've been able to drop my hip and get on the ball of my foot."

The wideout caught 136 passes and finished second in the NFL in receiving last season despite injuries to Ben Roethlisberger, so the prospect of Brown coming back this year as an improved player should strike fear in defenses.

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