Even Bobby Trees couldn’t help but get in on Sunday’s roast of Eli Apple.
Apple, the Cincinnati Bengals cornerback, was barbecued whole by Los Angeles Rams receiver Cooper Kupp in Super Bowl LVI, especially during the final drive. Kupp put an exclamation point on their matchup by securing the game-winning touchdown over Apple with 1:25 remaining.
After scoring the touchdown, Kupp went straight to Rams teammate Robert Woods on the sideline, per Jourdan Rodrigue of The Athletic. Woods, who is out with a torn ACL, simply told Kupp, “Applesauce.”
The “applesauce” dig is an obvious shot at Apple. The Bengals cornerback annoyed many opposing players and fan bases with his rampant trash talk leading up to the Super Bowl.
But Apple failed spectacularly in the game itself, playing perhaps the biggest role in costing Cincinnati the Lombardi Trophy, as the Bengals led before the Kupp TD. Woods (as well as many, many others) definitely loved to see it too.
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