‘Is This Real?’ ‘Being Cruel to Strangers for No Reason’ — Steelers’ DK Metcalf Faces Intense Backlash for Body-Shaming Grocery Store Employee
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Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf made headlines for all the wrong reasons this week. A post on his Instagram story instantly drew backlash as the two-time Pro Bowler made fun of a grocery story employee.
Fans Call Out DK Metcalf Over Since-Deleted Post
Steelers insider Anthony G. Halkias II pointed out on X that Metcalf shared an Instagram story mocking a grocery store employee’s physique.
“Hey, Steelers’ DK Metcalf. What are we doing here? Taking pics of a dude doing his job and making fun of him for 1.7 million people on your Instagram to see is pretty whack imo. Am I wrong?” the insider wrote, directly calling out Metcalf’s post.
The image showed the employee from behind. Metcalf added the text “The build: God: mhm imma make a 2 waist build,” taking a shot at the worker’s physique.
Soon after, fans began pushing back against Metcalf.
“Is this real?” one user asked after seeing the screenshot.
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In response, Halkias revealed that the wide receiver had removed the post. The insider added that “it was on his Instagram today for several hours.”
Even after he deleted his post, the criticism continued to spread across social media.
“So over everyone just being cruel to strangers for no reason,”one person wrote, criticizing the behavior.
Another person who claimed to know Metcalf from childhoodoffered a more personal message: “We went to school together in fifth grade. Please put the phone down. I know this isn’t you. Deep down inside is still that kid who’d always be shyly smiling while everyone swarmed you to ask about your dad. Come home, son.”
More fans soon joined the conversation.
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One fan wrote, “Thank God he’s off my team. JSN would never.”
Another questioned the contrast in Metcalf’s social media activity, writing, “What makes this more funny is DK Metcalf spamming bible scripture on his Instagram every day and then posts this. Quite ironic.”
A third user wrote, “Yeah, this isn’t it, dawg. Be better, man.”
Just a few weeks earlier, Metcalf faced scrutiny over another social media exchange.
He posted a photo carousel on Instagram with the caption, “I can sell wings to a bird.”
A fan, referencing Metcalf’s trade out of Seattle, after which the Seahawks won the Super Bowl while Pittsburgh exited in the Wild Card round, left a pointed question in the comments section: “Is the grass still greener over there, DK?”
Metcalf responded with a personal jab that quickly caught attention.
“Yo momma and daddy related?” he wrote.
Soon after, he faced backlash from fans and analysts. This incident comes roughly eight months after the NFL suspended Metcalf following an incident with a fan. The league handed down the suspension after Pittsburgh’s Week 16 matchup against the Detroit Lions in December 2025.
For now, Steelers fans will hope Metcalf can leave these distractions behind and focus on football instead.
This article originally appeared on Pro Football Network.
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