Gridiron player's new haircut slammed on Twitter

Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Antonio Brown has started a social media frenzy after he appeared in a television interview with a new haircut.

Brown, who has been picked by many experts to take the NFL by storm this season, was interviewed for a segment on NBC to be shown before the opening match against the New England Patriots.

But the 27-year-old's on-field ability was quickly forgotten as his new hair style overshadowed the interview with hilarious results.

Twitter users were quick to savage Brown's new look with a bombardment of memes exploding across social media.

Popular among the attacks was the observation Brown may have been influenced by some of his favourite childhood playthings.

Antonio Brown look like a Lego mini figure with that hair������ pic.twitter.com/l28MBnMGzF

— Hadj (@theofficialhadj) September 11, 2015

Antonio Brown’s haircut was based on Tetris: http://t.co/iuY11zkyyh https://t.co/JJf6xeqJ0D

— SB Nation (@SBNation) September 11, 2015

Another was that Brown may have been channelling his inner Olympian.

Antonio Brown's hair looking like an Olympic medal stage pic.twitter.com/q7bBQL93Yg

— Jack Domek (@jack_domek) September 11, 2015

Other Twitter users just couldn't believe the Steeler thought stepping out of the salon was a good idea.

When you see Antonio Brown's hair pic.twitter.com/BX3oHaOaXy

— Ryan Groves (@Notorious_RJG) September 11, 2015

Mike Tomlin after seeing Antonio Brown's hair. pic.twitter.com/2krfCRR9yQ

— MarcusD (@_MarcusD_) September 11, 2015

The cutting remarks proved another painful blow on a disappointing opening night for the Steelers, with the Patriots claiming a 28-21 win.