01-16-2022, 10:22 PM
ESPN has a nice story on this: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/33081105/coach-zac-taylor-delivers-game-ball-first-many-playoff-games-win-frenzied-cincinnati-bengals-fans-bar
Some of the quotes:
Taylor said his two sons and a couple of childhood friends were in the car with him and offered to film the interaction. Taylor said he didn't want that to happen.
"Sure enough, I get in there and there are a thousand cell phones," Taylor said Sunday during a news conference. "I don't know what I was thinking was going to happen."
With regard to taking preventative measures against COVID-19, Taylor said he tried to keep his interactions under two minutes and stayed on the stage at Mt. Lookout Tavern. He added that he was also in and out "as quickly as possible."
Jesse Bates: ""He could have gave all the game balls to the guys inside that locker room," Bates said. "But the way the fans stepped up yesterday, I'm pretty sure that's as loud as it's been in my years here."
Bengals tight end C.J. Uzomah also stopped by Walt's Hitching Post in nearby Fort Wright, Kentucky, as part of the new game-ball tradition Taylor announced during the team's postgame celebrations in the locker room.
Some of the quotes:
Taylor said his two sons and a couple of childhood friends were in the car with him and offered to film the interaction. Taylor said he didn't want that to happen.
"Sure enough, I get in there and there are a thousand cell phones," Taylor said Sunday during a news conference. "I don't know what I was thinking was going to happen."
With regard to taking preventative measures against COVID-19, Taylor said he tried to keep his interactions under two minutes and stayed on the stage at Mt. Lookout Tavern. He added that he was also in and out "as quickly as possible."
Jesse Bates: ""He could have gave all the game balls to the guys inside that locker room," Bates said. "But the way the fans stepped up yesterday, I'm pretty sure that's as loud as it's been in my years here."
Bengals tight end C.J. Uzomah also stopped by Walt's Hitching Post in nearby Fort Wright, Kentucky, as part of the new game-ball tradition Taylor announced during the team's postgame celebrations in the locker room.
