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NFL World Reacts to Eli Apple Tweet Apparently Insulting Demar Hamlin

Originally posted on Gridiron Heroics | By Robin Adams | Last updated 1/24/23

Eli Apple and the Cincinnati Bengals are on their way to the AFC Championship game for the second year in a row. They will be facing the Kansas City Chiefs, also for the second year in a row. The Bengals reached the AFC title game by defeating the Buffalo Bills in convincing fashion on Sunday night. The drama, however, did not stop when the clock hit 0:00.

Eli Apple Took Shots at Stefon Diggs and Josh Allen

During the game, Bills stars Stefon Diggs and Josh Allen were seen having a heated argument:

Stefon Diggs appeared upset with Josh Allen on the sideline. pic.twitter.com/R4CkPbD0j1

— JayOnSC (@JayOnSC) January 24, 2023

In an effort to rub salt in the wound, Bengals defensive back Eli Apple posted this:

Someone get them in couples therapy @JoshAllenQB and @stefondiggs I’ll pay on God https://t.co/MIOzAuWdbF

— Eli Apple (@EliApple) January 24, 2023

Funny. Nothing inherently wrong with it. However, Apple continued to go after Diggs, and in the process took a shot at Demar Hamlin. Hamlin, as everyone knows, survived cardiac arrest when these two teams met in the regular season. The photo of him making a heart with his hands to show love to all his supporters has become a well-known symbol around the NFL. Apple, though, used it to take a shot at the Bills:

Cancun on 3 https://t.co/oOHSw1AMsT

— Eli Apple (@EliApple) January 24, 2023

NFL Players and Fans React to Apple’s Appalling Tweet

In reaction to Apple’s appalling Tweet, NFL players and fans have expressed outrage on social media. Here is a small sample of the kinds of comments directed at Apple:

oh Eli Apple went full FULL villain huh

— Kellie Rowe (@kellierowe) January 24, 2023

Momma there is that man, getting embarrassed again @EliApple

pic.twitter.com/fkwt8IQLYz

— Mark Bow (@MarkBow004) January 24, 2023

I would like to personally thank Eli Apple for quickly moving all of BillsMafia on from anger/disappointment/grief over the game to uniting over the single cause of hating him.

— MafiaAmanda-Parody (@AmandaWiltsey) January 24, 2023

Eli Apple is really going to make me pull for Kansas City, isn’t he?

— Del Reid (@DelReid) January 24, 2023

If Eli Apple’s game matched his Twitter swagger dude would be a Hall of Famer. The highest level of pettiness. Lol

— Ryan Clark (@Realrclark25) January 24, 2023

This article first appeared on Gridiron Heroics and was syndicated with permission.

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