Eli Apple’s mom picks odd target for ‘bulls–t’ rant after son’s Super Bowl 2022 dud

Eli Apple’s mom, Annie, is firing back at critics after the Bengals cornerback was cooked by Rams receivers — and then by his fellow players on social media — in a 23-20 loss to the Rams in Super Bowl 2022.

On Monday, Apple’s mom replied to a sports reporter on Twitter that cracked a joke about Apple’s lack of coverage in the big game.

“Such an incredible experience providing coverage at my first Super Bowl, unlike Eli Apple,” Bally Sports reporter Annie Agar tweeted, adding a photo of herself at SoFi Stadium.

Apple replied, “I can believe that. Word on the street is you catch a lotta balls. 😏 Mainstream media stays on that bull–t.

The mom added a meme of reality star Tiffany Pollard with the caption, “You should have just sat there and ate your food.”

She also called out PFF, claiming that the website “made up a whole lie… It was number one trend. Other sports media folks picked up the story, retweeted it without ever vetting or verifying it…all for hate & entertainment.”

Agar is known for her comedic sports commentary and viral videos, in which she roasts teams and individual players.

While going after Agar, Apple seemingly ignored the players around the league who trolled his performance after Super Bowl 2022.

That list included Chiefs wide receivers Mecole Hardman and Tyreek Hill — the latter of which is no stranger to exchanging insults with Apple. The Bengals cornerback mocked Hill as “a baby” after Cincinnati’s win in Kansas City.

Prior to that, Apple bizarrely attacked the fan bases of the Giants and Saints on Twitter. It all added up to a giant target on his back when he came up short on the Super Bowl stage.

Apple’s most glaring error came when he gave up a penalty on the final Rams drive for pulling on Cooper Kupp’s jersey, which gave L.A. a first down on the 1-yard line. Kupp ended up scoring the game-winning touchdown on Apple.

Apple — who was drafted 10th overall by the Giants in 2016 — became the only player to allow multiple passing touchdowns as the primary defender over the past four Super Bowls, according to NFL on CBS.

Time will tell if the Bengals decide to stick with Apple as one of their top defensive weapons after a lackluster end to the season.