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Braxton Berrios returned to Instagram on Thursday, Dec. 11
The post marked his first since the news of his split from Alix Earle
In early December, multiple sources confirmed to PEOPLE that the couple had recently split and that the breakup was mutual
Braxton Berriosis back on Instagram with a very telling question, but he's insisting it's "absolutely not" shady.
On Thursday, Dec. 11, the Houston Texans wide receiver, 30, asked his 592,000 Instagram followers in the caption of his new post, "What did I miss?"
This cheeky caption sits next to a post filled with photos of Berrios' game day outfits. While some fans pointed out the football player's love of duffel bags and Starbucks drinks featured in the images, others questioned the intention behind Berrios' caption, as it comes days after his breakup fromAlix Earle, 24.
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"Is this shady Braxton I hope not," one fan wondered, to which he replied it "was absolutely not supposed to be."
Berrios seemingly hinted at the inspiration behind his caption by pinning a fan comment that read, "People don't get your caption referring to the Drake song 🔥."
The Canadian rapperhas a song called "What Did I Miss?"in which he offers some choice words to the "traitors" in his life who didn't take his side during hispublic back-and-forth with Kendrick Lamar.
Minutes later, however, Berrios unpinned the comment referencing Drake's track, and a fan pointed out in the comment section thatEarle's mom, Alisa, liked Berrios' post.
While the reasoning behind the football star's caption may be unknown, in a separate reply to fans, Berrios defended himself after not attending any live tapings duringseason 34 ofDancing with the Stars, in whichEarle finished second.
Considering that the season aired during the NFL season, Berrios replied to the fan: "I would've been at every one if I could've,sadly I can't travel like that in season."
After another fan posted a similar comment, writing, "Every single one of Alix's shows..." Berrios replied, "I would've loved to be. Sadly I wasn't able to travel like that in-season."
The twostarted dating after meeting at a partyin February 2023 andmade their red carpet debutat the 2023ESPY Awardsthat July.
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Multiple sources confirmed to PEOPLE in early December thatBerrios and Earle had recently splitand that the breakup was mutual.
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