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Equanimeous St. Brown reacts to ex-teammate calling him a ‘scrub’

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Bears receiver Equanimeous St. Brown catches a pass Sunday.

Bears receiver Equanimeous St Brown received an apology text from Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander on Sunday — but didn’t know what it was for.

Monday morning, he found out. In a postgame interview, Alexander — who intercepted Justin Fields’ pass when he jumped in front of St. Brown with about three minutes to play — called the receiver a “scrub.”

The two were teammates together in Green Bay for four years, and were in the same draft class.

“I mean he had already apologized for it, so it was probably heat of the moment for him,” St.