Bengals: Eli Apple's latest comments won't make players around the NFL very happy
Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Eli Apple is one of the more polarizing players in the NFL. Apple, who is set to be a free agent when the new league year begins in March, has never been afraid to talk trash. And the trash talk doesn't always work out. Anytime Apple calls someone out, they're usually quick […]
Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Eli Apple is one of the more polarizing players in the NFL.
Apple, who is set to be a free agent when the new league year begins in March, has never been afraid to talk trash.
And the trash talk doesn't always work out. Anytime Apple calls someone out, they're usually quick to clap back at the former Ohio State standout if his team loses.
We saw it last year when the Bengals lost to the Los Angeles Rams in the Super Bowl.
And we saw it this year after Cincy's loss to the Chiefs in the AFC Championship game.
(That's a reference to the tweet that Apple sent to Stefon Diggs after the Bengals beat the Buffalo Bills in the divisional round of the playoffs.)
With the trash talk often backfiring, you might think that Apple is considering stopping.
But that's not the case at all.
Apple told reporters on Monday that he has no plans to stop his trash talking.
"A lot of guys are going pretty hard right now (at Apple on social media)," said Apple on Monday. "After last year, it can't get any worse. I'll play with that chip on my shoulder no matter what. I'll talk my biggest trash. Whether I back it up or I don't, it's a game to me. It's something that I love to do no matter what anybody else outside has to
say."
Regardless of what anyone thinks of Apple, that's a great answer. For him, it's just part of the game. And it's not about backing it up or not backing it up. It's just who Apple is as a player.
Quarterback Joe Burrow, by the way, offered a similar sentiment on Sunday night when he told reporters that trash talk is what makes football fun.
Opposing NFL players will probably roll their eyes at Apple's comments, but at least he's genuine and honest about why he talks so much trash — and the fact that he won't be stopping just because opponents don't like it.
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