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Line 1: {{short description|American football offensive trio}} The '''Killer B's''', in the context of the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]], refer to the era from the [[2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season]] to the [[2017 Pittsburgh Steelers season]] when three offensive players were in their prime:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2824880-pittsburgh-steelers-wasted-one-of-the-nfls-most-talented-trios-of-all-time|title=Pittsburgh Steelers Wasted One of the NFL's Most Talented Trios of All Time|first=Brad|last=Gagnon|website=Bleacher Report}}</ref> [[Antonio Brown]], [[Le'Veon Bell]], and [[Ben Roethlisberger]], all of whom have initials beginning with the letter 'B'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.steelers.com/news/the-killer-b-s-19852434|title=The Killer B's|website=www.steelers.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kuzma |first=Joe |date=2019-01-04 |title=Stung! How the Killer B's "killed" the 2018 Pittsburgh Steelers |url=https://www.steelcityunderground.com/2019/01/04/stung-how-the-killer-bs-killed-the-2018-pittsburgh-steelers/ |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=Steel City Underground}}</ref> The group is considered to be one of the most talented offensive trios in the history of the Steelers and "one of the most dynamic, unstoppable assemblages of offensive talent the league has ever seen".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Danny |date=2018-01-14 |title=The Steelers’ Defense Stung the Killer Bs |url=https://www.theringer.com/nfl-playoffs/2018/1/14/16891162/pittsburgh-steelers-defensive-collapse-jacksonville-jaguars |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=[[The Ringer (website)|The Ringer]] |language=en}}</ref> However, they never saw serious success, reaching only three [[NFL playoffs|playoff]] games in their six years together.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Starkey |first=Joe |date=2019-02-20 |title=Joe Starkey: Steelers’ ‘Killer B’s’ era a profound disappointment, mostly on account of bad luck |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/joe-starkey/2019/02/20/le-veon-bell-free-agency-antonio-brown-trade-rumors-steelers/stories/201902200139 |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] |language=en}}</ref> Pittsburgh's Killer B's era ended after Bell refused to sign the franchise tag of which was placed on him during the 2017 season, and while still technically on the roster, did not play and sat out the entire season. After Bell left in free agency during the 2018 offseason, Brown would be traded to the [[2019 Oakland Raiders season|Oakland Raiders]], but would be cut before the 2019 season started.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fowler |first=Jeremy |date=2019-03-11 |title=With Killer B's done, Steelers cancel 'football version of Kardashians' |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/pittsburgh-steelers/post/_/id/30335/with-killer-bs-done-steelers-cancel-football-version-of-kardashians |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=[[ESPN]] |language=en}}</ref> Brown would then sign with the [[2019 New England Patriots|Patriots]], though his tenure there only lasted one game before he was cut. After leaving the Patriots, Brown would rejoin [[Tom Brady]] in [[2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay]], where they both won [[Super Bowl LV]].
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