Bengals' Logan Wilson on 2023 expectations: 'It's Super Bowl or die'
Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Logan Wilson didn't re-up for four more years in stripes to not compete for championships. The linebacker has been an integral part of back-to-back AFC Championships and was arguably the team's best player in Super Bowl 56. But getting back to the big game isn't Wilson's goal or the team's goal. It's […]
Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Logan Wilson didn't re-up for four more years in stripes to not compete for championships. The linebacker has been an integral part of back-to-back AFC Championships and was arguably the team's best player in Super Bowl 56.
But getting back to the big game isn't Wilson's goal or the team's goal. It's obviously to win it all, by any means necessary.
"I mean, it's at this point is just Super Bowl or die," Wilson told FOX19's Jeremy Rauch. "That's just kind of our mantra in this locker room, and that's the expectation is that we got to get there. But it all starts right now, we just got to keep stacking days as best we can and just put one foot in front of the other."
A team that's won back-to-back division titles having the goal of winning the Super Bowl isn't groundbreaking news by any means, but it does speak to the urgency level that exists in Cincinnati after two relatively successful seasons.
The first trip to the Super Bowl was filled with gratitude just for making it that far. No one expected the Bengals to win 10 games and a playoff game that year, let alone come two minutes from winning it all. The next year was defined by overcoming doubt and adversity and nearly toppling the mighty Kansas City Chiefs for a fourth consecutive time.
Those feelings aren't around anymore. It's all about finishing the job.
"There's a lot of ball that we played until then," center Ted Karras said of their lofty goal. "There's still about half a camp really, and 17 regular season games. So we're focused on one day at a time, ultimately getting ready for [Week 1 opponent] Cleveland, but I think you know what the next step is."
Wilson signed a four-year contract extension worth up to $36 million this offseason, opting to stay in town to win instead of potentially maximizing his earnings elsewhere after the season. Karras went from winning two rings with the New England Patriots to now helping the Bengals capture their first Lombardi Trophy.
Players like them are why this team has its head on straight to accomplish the biggest goal in football, dire consequences and all.
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