Steelers receiver Antonio Brown has been eliminated from "Dancing With the Stars"

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This time, business was notBoomin for Antonio Brown.

The Steelers receiver andDancing With the Stars partner Sharna Burgess will not be in next weeks final, tripped up in a double-elimination Monday night. Also falling short were Boyz II Mens Wanya Morris and Lindsay Arnold.

Its been an awesome experience and Im ready to transition ... play football again, Mr. Brown said in a post-show ABC.com interview. He thanked Steelers Nation for its support, adding that his end zone dances will really be noteworthy this season.

With formerDWTS winner and Super Bowl MVP Hines Ward waving a Terrible Towel in the audience, theshow began with a parade of trios; each team chose another professional to join the dance. In the case of Mr. Brown,DWTS troupe member Haley Erbert and Ms. Burgess provided double coverage as they swept through an Argentine tango (Mi Confesion).

Dressed in a dark grey suit, suspenders, fedora and burgundy, open shirt, Mr. Brown seemed comfortable in what is essentially a dance of precise, refined movements. He showed off his athleticism in flashy style, however, at one point lifting Ms. Erbert straight into an overhead press.

The judges were enthusiastic,but held back the perfect10s. Mr. Brown and Ms. Burgess consistently had the lowest scores among those who reached the semifinals. The enthusiasm of Steelers National helped keep them on the playing field.

The second part of the show delved into the celeb dancers personal lives, or, in reality show-speak, theirjourneys. Mr. Brown, who grew up in Miami, explained in a pre-taped bit that his childhood world took a hit when his parents divorced.

Later, he was not considered a frontrunner on the football field. Mr. Brown was a smallish receiver who starred at Central Michigan University but wasnt taken in the NFL draft until the sixth round.

I went from underdog to top dog, Mr. Brown said. Then he paraphrased rapper Drake:I started from bottom, now Im here.

Against a backdrop of images from the players career, Mr. Brown and Ms. Burgess performed a contemporary number to Hall of Fame. They scored a 28, including their first 10 of of the season, to general praise (judge Carrie Ann Inaba more or less said he wasnt a great dancer, but hadpresence.)

The contemporary dance also featured some great lifts; judge Len Goodman noted his werethe most spectacular lifts I have ever seen on this show.

The May 23 finale features one athlete (mixed martial arts fighter Paige VanZant with Mark Ballas), a network meteorologist (Ginger Zee with Val Chmerkovskiy) and a deaf model (Nyle DiMarco with Peta Murgatroyd).

Maria Sciullo: msciullo@post-gazette.com or 412-263-1478 or @MariaSciulloPG.

Source: http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2016/05/16/Steelers-receiver-Antonio-Brown-has-been-eliminated-from-Dancing-With-The-Stars/stories/201605160157