Bradshaw Says Allowing Bieber In Steelers Team Prayer Service a Mistake

There’s been plenty of hoopla over the fact that the Steelers allowed pop singer Justin Bieber into their pre-game prayer service on Saturday night.

Many fans were irate when they heard about it, and now count a Steelers Hall of Famer as one that felt it was a bad idea to have him there.

The following thanks to TMZ:

Steelers legend Terry Bradshaw tells TMZ Sports he doesn’t believe Justin Bieber “jinxed” the Pittsburgh Steelers … but he does have an issue with JB at the team prayer service the night before the game.

As you know … the Steelers lost to the lowly NY Jets this weekend — and a lot of people are blaming the “Justin Bieber Curse” since he joined the team for a pre-game prayer ceremony on Saturday night.

“It’s automatically assumed he’s a jinx,” Bradshaw says … “That’s ridiculous.”

But it’s what Bradshaw said next that was interesting — “Would Bieber be a disruption? Well, I wouldn’t have had him there.”

“The only time I recall the Steelers teams I played on letting outsiders worship with us was at the Super Bowl … and it was with our families because they traveled with us.”

Bradshaw says he takes his bible study very seriously — and believes the purpose of a private prayer ceremony for NFL teams is to keep the focus on god.

So, when a huge megastar like Bieber walks in the room … “Your focus isn’t where it should be.”

“If [Bieber] had been a part of the team from the beginning … fine. But a one-timer, no.”

Good for Bradshaw for having the guts to say what probably just about every other Steelers veteran alum is thinking – there’s no place for this kid inside the team right now – and the way they played Sunday should prove the Steelers need all the focus they can get.