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Eli Apple may see a few familiar faces in his Twitter mentions on Sunday night.
The polarizing Bengals cornerback, who rarely minces words on social media, was targeted by a few members of Chiefs Kingdom as Cincinnati gave up a 20-16 lead in the final moments of Super Bowl 2022.
“@EliApple Wish you was a better corner bro then the game winning touchdown wouldn’t been scored on you,” Chiefs receiver Mecole Hardman tweeted.
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The play in question was when Apple couldn’t prevent Rams receiver Cooper Kupp’s game-winning touchdown, which put them up 23-20 over the Bengals, which wound up being the final score.
Hardman then offered a few parting words to Apple with a visual: his Super Bowl ring from the Chiefs’ 2020 win over the 49ers.
When the Bengals bumped the Chiefs from the playoffs in last month’s AFC Championship game, Apple was a contributing factor in the 27-24 overtime win. Following the game, the former first-round pick called Chiefs receiver Tyreek Hill a “baby” on Twitter, telling both Hill and Hardman to hit him up for Super Bowl tickets.
Much like Hardman, Hill was also active on social media Sunday night, tweeting, “Got heee,” along with a trio of laughing-crying face emojis late in the game.
Prior to joining the Bengals in March 2021 on a one-year deal, Apple was drafted by the Giants in 2016 before being traded to the Saints in October 2018. In recent weeks, he’s trashed both teams’ fan bases online.
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