Tennessee Titans left tackle Rodger Saffold and defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons have taken issue with a comment made by Cincinnati Bengals tight end, C.J. Uzomah.
Uzomah was a guest on The Chris Collinsworth Podcast and said that the Titans were scared to give the Bengals the ball back late in regulation. Of course, the Titans ended up doing just that after Ryan Tannehill threw an interception, helping to set the Bengals up for a game-winning field goal.
“We’re on the sideline and we’re watching our defense and we’re kind of seeing how Tennessee is playing… oh, they’re scared of us,” Uzomah said. “If we get the ball back we are going to win this game. That was our mindset the entire time… They know if they give it back to us, it’s game over. And then we get the ball back and we’re like ‘it’s game over… it’s over.'”
Considering the Titans had kept Joe Burrow and Co. in check with nine sacks and zero passing touchdowns allowed up until that point, Uzomah’s statement is silly at best.
And that’s something Saffold and Simmons agree with.
Scared??? I hope they on the schedule next year 🤷🏾♂️ https://t.co/4tmC1RHCL0
— Rodger Saffold (@Rodger_Saffold) January 29, 2022
Lol 🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️ you are totally correct buddy… https://t.co/h9C6Qq5vsx
— Jeffery Simmons (@GrindSimmons94) January 28, 2022
If anyone was scared, it was Burrow, who faced a life and death situation every time he dropped back to pass.
Saffold will be happy to know the Titans do have the Bengals on their list of 2022 home opponents, and the team will no doubt keep this quote in mind when these two teams meet again next season.
