INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The Giants wish to neglect they ever have been related to Eli Apple, the still-young cornerback who didn't have a Tremendous Bowl to recollect.
Apple, the Giants’ 2016 first-round draft choose, had been an enormous a part of the Bengals’ protection this season. After they wanted him most, although, he was unable to take care of the expertise and guile of Cooper Kupp and that was an enormous cause why the Rams got here again Sunday evening to win Tremendous Bowl 2022, in dramatic trend, 23-20.
On the ultimate Rams drive, Apple was flagged with a penalty when he grabbed Kupp’s jersey from behind with the Rams on the Bengals’ 4-yard line. That gave the Rams a primary down on the 1-yard line.
Liking what they noticed, the Rams two performs later went that method once more and Matthew Stafford had no bother lofting the ball to Kupp in the long run zone, with Apple in protection and by no means reacting to the move. It was a mismatch and with 1:25 remaining, the 1-yard landing toss supplied the Rams with the successful factors.
Apple, 26, resurrected his profession in Cincinnati, however he's headed to free company and he may not be re-signed by the Bengals. He was a catastrophe with the Giants, immature as a rookie and never prepared for the calls for of the NFL recreation. His older teammates grew to be skeptical of his work ethic and former Giants security Landon Collins referred to as Apple “a most cancers.’’ Halfway by the 2018 season, the Giants traded Apple to the Saints. He kicked round with the Panthers in 2020 and latched on with the Bengals this previous season.
After he got here up large within the AFC Championship recreation victory over the Chiefs — Apple made a key deal with of Tyreek Hill on the finish of the primary half — Apple delighted in tweaking the Giants and Saints fan bases, taking to Twitter to take a position which group dislikes him extra.
After the best way he wilted down the stretch within the Tremendous Bowl, Apple may need to embody the Bengals, so far as fan bases that don't look after him.
Ripping Apple on Twitter grew to become a well-liked postgame exercise. Chiefs receiver Mecole Hardman Jr. posted an image of his Tremendous Bowl ring and wrote “You may get certainly one of these at some point however in the intervening time simply go get higher at your craft.’’ Saints receiver Michael Thomas posted, “Eli going to eli.’’
Not a great evening throughout for Eli Apple.
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