Eli Apple might not be talking about his ongoing feud with Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill, but that hasn't stopped some of Apple's teammates from getting ready for the team's game at Cincinnati's Paycor Stadium on Thursday night.
Hill told reporters after the Dolphins' victory over the Buffalo Bills that he owes Apple something. Apple and theBengals advanced to the Super Bowl by winning their respective games.
I'm ready to go against Eli Apple. I owe you something. I'm indebted to you. I am here. There is a animal here. Hill said that was it.
Apple has the support of his teammates according to the safety.
He would come after all of us if someone came after Eli. We are all up for the challenge.
The veteran safety was not surprised by Hill's comments.
I'm not sure if Eli got him tickets to the Super Bowl last year. That's probably why he's upset.
Apple tackled Hill short of the goal line on the final play of the first half to prevent Kansas City from extending its lead. The franchise's first Super Bowl appearance since 1989 was assured when Cincinnati won the game in overtime.
If he brought it up, it must have still been in his head, according to the Cincinnati Bengal. We aren't talking all that much. We will handle our business on Thursday.
Apple didn't want to enflam the situation. On Monday, Apple didn't allow cameras or recorders to record anything he said about Hill.
He did the same thing in the team's Week 3 victory over the New York Jets, when he was with wide receiverCorey Davis. Davis was reprimanded for his behavior.
"I think Eli was smart in that situation," Chidobe Awozie said. "Obviously the pride in you wants to go after the guy, but the team aspect of it, you have to be very calm." It aided us.
Apple has shown some restraint, but that doesn't mean he won't show his emotions. In the team's first win of the season, Apple jumped on the bottom of the goal post and slid down it after an incomplete pass.
Apple has changed since he was drafted in the first round, according to Anarumo.
He was young coming out of college. On and off the field, he has grown. The man is doing a good job.
The off-field chatter about Hill and Apple, as well as the fact that the Dolphins have a wide receiver in Jaylen Waddle, will make for a tough game for the Bengal's. The Dolphins' speed is a type of talent that has never been seen before.
The back-and-forth adds a lot of interest to the game.
When you come at us, you come at us all. We don't have to talk. On Thursday, we have a job that we need to do. They seem to be in our way. We have to go out there and try to get a victory.