Eli Apple’s mother, Annie, is firing again at critics after the Bengals cornerback was cooked by Rams receivers — after which by his fellow gamers on social media — in a 23-20 loss to the Rams in Tremendous Bowl 2022.
On Monday, Apple’s mother replied to a sports activities reporter on Twitter that cracked a joke about Apple’s lack of protection in the big game.
“Such an unimaginable expertise offering protection at my first Tremendous Bowl, in contrast to Eli Apple,” Bally Sports activities reporter Annie Agar tweeted, including a photograph of herself at SoFi Stadium.
Apple replied, “I can consider that. Phrase on the road is you catch a lotta balls. 😏 Mainstream media stays on that bull–t.
The mother added a meme of actuality star Tiffany Pollard with the caption, “You need to have simply sat there and ate your meals.”
She additionally called out PFF, claiming that the web site “made up a complete lie… It was primary development. Different sports activities media people picked up the story, retweeted it with out ever vetting or verifying it…all for hate & leisure.”
Agar is understood for her comedic sports activities commentary and viral movies, during which she roasts groups and particular person gamers.
Whereas going after Agar, Apple seemingly ignored the gamers across the league who trolled his efficiency after Tremendous Bowl 2022.
That record included Chiefs large receivers Mecole Hardman and Tyreek Hill — the latter of which is not any stranger to exchanging insults with Apple. The Bengals cornerback mocked Hill as “a child” after Cincinnati’s win in Kansas Metropolis.
Previous to that, Apple bizarrely attacked the fan bases of the Giants and Saints on Twitter. All of it added as much as a large goal on his again when he got here up brief on the Tremendous Bowl stage.
Apple’s most obtrusive error got here when he gave up a penalty on the ultimate Rams drive for pulling on Cooper Kupp’s jersey, which gave L.A. a primary down on the 1-yard line. Kupp ended up scoring the game-winning landing on Apple.
Apple — who was drafted tenth general by the Giants in 2016 — turned the one participant to permit a number of passing touchdowns as the first defender over the previous 4 Tremendous Bowls, according to NFL on CBS.
Time will inform if the Bengals resolve to stay with Apple as one in all their high defensive weapons after a lackluster finish to the season.
