Cincinnati Bengals fans have a complicated relationship with former running back Jeremy Hill.
Hill, though, doesn’t think it’s all that complicated.
Tasked with picking the Bengals-Saints clash this weekend, Hill made it clear that he sides with his LSU guys.
Hill broke it down on 104.5 ESPN Baton Rouge (h/t Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com).
“I’m never picking against Joey B. That’s my guy and Ja’Marr (Chase) is one of the top five receivers in the league,” Hill said. “Even though I’ve got my guys Jarvis Landry and “The Honey Badger,” playing for the Saints, I’ve got to go with Joey B. That’s a bad boy right there.”
Hill admitted that the Saints have some LSU guys too, but not quite guys like Burrow and Chase.
And while Hill’s been under fire at times by Bengals fans in the past for comments and otherwise, he acknowledges that it’s all part of the game.
Hill said he’s on the fan side of the football factor now and totally understands any Bengals fans upset with him over the infamous playoff fumble or anything after that:
“Obviously that game couldn’t have ended any worse, especially for the fans who had been rooting for the Bengals for so long. If they have something they want to say to me, have at it. I have no issues with that. That comes with the game. Seeing the success they had last year, it’s great for the city and great for Joey and Ja’Marr. Look, I pick the Bengals to win the AFC again this year. I would like to see (running back) Joe Mixon get the running game going. I think that’d be a big help.”
It’s a cool bit of analysis and insight into Hill and where he’s at with Bengals fans after all the history there. And it sure doesn’t hurt to see he picks the Bengals to win not just against the Saints, but the AFC as a whole.
