Cincinnati tight end C.J. Uzomah: 'I'll take a bath in chili' if Bengals beat Rams in Super Bowl 56
Bengals tight end C.J. Uzomah didn't grow up in Cincinnati, but he knows the way to the hearts of many of its residents.
Uzomah said Thursday that if the Bengals beat the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl 56, he would celebrate by - what else? - swimming in a pool of Cincinnati-style chili.
"I'll take a bath in chili. ... I'm wearing swim trunks but you put it in a swimming pool and I'll dive in there and I'll eat my way out," Uzomah said.
On Monday night at the Bengals' Super Bowl Fan Rally, the crowd erupted when Uzomah removed the brace he was wearing on his leg and hurled it onto the "B" logo at midfield.
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"I don't really care too much about how I'm feeling, to be honest, when I'm out there," Uzomah said earlier. "I'm not missing the biggest game of my life."
Bengals head coach Zac Taylor has said all week that he's optimistic about progress Uzomah has made toward playing Sunday.
Earlier this month, Uzomah seemed receptive to a suggestion from former Bengals teammate Tyler Eifert that Uzomah bring back an end-zone celebration from 2018 in which Eifert simulated chugging a beer.