Antonio Brown says 'Dancing' helped his footwork

Over the last two seasons, Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Antonio Brown has totaled an NFL-high 265 catches for 3,532 yards and 23 touchdowns; he's been an All-Pro pick both years.

And on Thursday, he said he might be even better.

The 27-year-old is just coming off a successful run on "Dancing With the Stars," where he and partner Sharna Burgess were one of the final five couples, and voted off in the semifinals. The duo spent hours preparing for their performances on the show, and Brown learned dances like the quickstep, rumba, foxtrot, tango and Viennese waltz, all of which may help him be a better player.

He told NFL Network the experience helps his footwork and hip placement.

"I don't want to say it made me faster, but I feel like it has helped me a lot with my 'shock absorbers'," he said. "I've been able to drop my hips and get on the ball of my foot."

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Thursday marked Brown's first workout since the days before suffering a concussion in the AFC wild card round against the Steelers' rival, the Cincinnati Bengals. Brown was unavailable for Pittsburgh's divisional round game against Denver a week later, which the Steelers lost.

"I felt pretty good today, my feet, I'm in shape, running my routes and dropping my hips," Brown said. "I still have to work on my finishes, but that will come. For the most part, I'm feeling good and can transition out of my breaks."

Brown also told reporters one advantage of being on the show is "a lot more girls know me."