Cornerback Eli Apple and wide receiver Tyreek Hill share a special relationship. Even before the Cincinnati Bengals’ clash against the Miami Dolphins on Thursday night, Hill is already taunting Apple, who is getting backing from within his own team.

Munich – In the night from Thursday to Friday, the Cincinnati Bengals will host the previously unbeaten Miami Dolphins. Thus, it also comes to the duel between Bengals cornerback Eli Apple and Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill.

Both players are masters of trash talk and have often provoked each other in previous duels. Already after the win against the Buffalo Bills, Hill taunted: “I can’t wait to play against Eli Apple. You’re mine, kid. You’re mine. I’m here. The Cheetah is here. That’s all. “

These words do not go unheard. Bengals safety Jessie Bates III jumps to his teammate’s side, “When somebody takes a shot at Eli (Apple), they take a shot at all of us. We’re all up for the challenge. I don’t know if Eli got him tickets to the Super Bowl. Possibly that’s why Hill is mad.”

Apple stopped Hill on the final play of the first half in last year’s AFC final to set up the Bengals victory. “That’s got to still be in his head if he’s going to start doing that again now. We’re not experts at talking, we’re going out on the field Thursday and going about our business,” Bengals cornerback Mike Hilton judged.

While Apple himself avoided the cameras and reporters recently, thus refraining from responding in Hill’s direction, Bengals cornerback Chidobe Awuzie praises him as Apple dodged a provocation from receiver Corey Davis last week against the Jets: “I think he was very smart there. Of course, your pride wants you to fight back and go for something like that. But your team thanks you when you stay calm in a situation like he did. That helped us.”

The comments from Hill and the Bengals players definitely promise a heated duel between the two teams.