Bengals defensive back Eli Apple made a very significant tackle on a goal-line stand at the end of the first half of Sunday's AFC Championship first half against the Chiefs in Kansas City, keeping the score at 21-10 as Cincinnati rallied for 21 unanswered points.
On Feb. 13 in Los Angeles, Apple is set to play in the Super Bowl for the first time in his six-season National Football League career.
Carolina Panthers beat writer Sheena Quick tweeted that Apple said that Panthers head coach Matt Rhule told Apple when Carolina released him in Oct. 2020 that Apple would "never play anywhere again":
Apple signed a one-year deal with the Panthers in May 2020. He appeared in just two games for the Panthers.
Apple has played in 16 regular-season games and all three playoff games during his first season with the Bengals. He had two interceptions and one fumble recovery with 49 tackles, and dropped an interception one play before Vonn Bell's interception of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes in overtime on Sunday.
After exchanging Twitter beef with Chiefs receivers Tyreek Hill and Mecole Hardman following the Bengals' win, Apple tweeted that he would hook both players up with Super Bowl tickets.
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