Antonio Brown may have only practiced with rookies James Washington and Mason Rudolph a handful of times so far this offseason, but the Pittsburgh Steelers star receiver is already liking what he is seeing from two of the teams newest recruits.

Speaking to Steelers Wire on Tuesday after the first day of mandatory minicamp, Brown was clearly impressed by both players.

“I just love their attitude and how they work. Those guys are professional. I love those guys, both James and Mason, you can just see the seriousness on their face and their attention to detail, the wanting to be great, you know what I mean, just the hunger from young guys.”

While it is still early, Brown is seeing a noticeable difference in Washington and Rudolph when compared to most rookie players.

“Typically when you see a young guy, you see a group of guys who are just probably excited about being successful and living the dream finally, but you know when I see those guys, I see, like, two serious guys. They take it serious, they want to work hard, they got the knack for wanting to be great. So when you see young guys like that, you know they’re going to be special in this league.”

However, their seriousness in practice has apparently not prevented Brown from ribbing both players about their 30-27 loss to his alma mater Central Michigan in 2016, he told us. A game that ended with a miraculous Hail Mary and lateral for the winning score as time expired. A highlight both players are sure to want to forget.