Bengals’ Adam Jones Calls Browns’ Terrelle Pryor ‘Garbage’

Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Adam Jones isn’t a fan of Cleveland Browns wide receiver Terrelle Pryor, to put things lightly.

Bengals’ Adam Jones Calls Browns’ Terrelle Pryor ‘Garbage’

Jones demonstrated his low opinion of Pryor to reporters in the locker room following the Bengals’ 23-10 victory over the Browns on Sunday.

The cornerback stopped in the middle of a tirade against Pryor and began shaking a garbage can.

“Hey, you in there?” he yelled, rattling the trash can as his teammates started laughing. “You in there?”

During the interview session, Jones said he would only answer questions regarding Pryor.

“We’re talking about Pryor, nobody else,” he said.

Jones was asked several questions and repeated the phrase “Suck. What else?” several times in response.

“Pryor suck,” he said.

Jones’ literal trash talk reportedly began as soon as Sunday’s game ended, when he walked off the field at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, according to FOX’s Jeremy Rauch. 

Dre Kirkpatrick and Jones shut Pryor down Sunday, holding him to one catch for 3 yards, and both made fun of Pryor for it several times during post-game interviews.

Kirkpatrick said he personally didn’t have any issue with the Browns (0-13) receiver. Pryor was briefly with the Bengals last summer, when he still played quarterback. Kirkpatrick said he though the feud stemmed from the last time the two teams played, but added he didn’t know the details.

“If my teammate is in it, I’m in it,” Kirkpatrick said.

The issue between Jones and Pryor seems to have begun from a comment Pryor made to Bengals (5-7-1) defensive coordinator Paul Guenther following a game. Pryor told Guenther that his play would get Jones cut.

“He told my coordinator that he’s going to cut me after the game,” Jones said. “For a guy that’s been a slouch around the league at quarterback, played decent this year for his first year at wide receiver. I’m saying all this facade, all the fake hard [stuff] that he plays out on the field. That ain’t Terrelle. I checked his background. He’s a suburbs kid from Pittsburgh.

“Terrelle Pryor was right there the whole game,” he continued, “right there in the garbage can. Next question.”

When Jones told the Cincinnati Enquirer earlier this week that Pryor was “just a guy,” Pryor responded with this tweet:

Jones added that he has the “utmost respect” for Browns coach Hue Jackson, but that he doesn’t tolerate nonsense from “arrogant young punks.”

“I don’t really don’t get into personal battles because I’ve got respect for a lot of people, but certain situations it just demands me to speak,” Jones said.

Pryor left the locker room shortly after the game and was not available for post-game interviews.

PHILADELPHIA, PA – SEPTEMBER 11: Terrelle Pryor #11 of the Cleveland Browns catches a pass against the Philadelphia Eagles in the second quarter at Lincoln Financial Field on September 11, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)