Our alternative to the Bengals’ hallowed Ring Of Honor, our Pub Of Honour was created to celebrate those people, moments and experiences that sometimes happen off the radar but chime with the fanbase. They could be something funny, ridiculous and/or poignant or moving. This is the third year we’ve opened the door to our pub – a virtual space called The Who Dey Arms – so get yourself a pint, a bag of dry roast and settle in… we’re about to reveal this year’s inductees.
Words: Paul Hirons
Ted Karras’s Cincy Hat Campaign
Now, Ted is already in the Pub of Honour (thanks to his hilarious diatribe to Titans fans in Tennessee), but here he is again, thanks to his astonishing Cincy Hat campaign.
A simple idea: produce branded caps, buckets and beanies and sell them to raise money for the Village of Merici, an Indianapolis-based living community and services provider for adults with disabilities. Sell a few hats, raise a bit of money for a worthwhile cause.
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To date, Cincy Hat has raised over $1.2million for the charity, with the fanbase engaging with the campaign like no other, and to the extent that the recent St Tatty’s Day initiative was attended by approximately 2,000 people. Joe Burrow donated $25,000 after Karras got his own (first) tattoo.
Bengals shithousing the NFL
Goodness, but there was a kerfuffle over Joe Burrow’s wrist injury.
During a frustrating injury-riddled 2023/24 season, Burrow lined up against division rivals Baltimore on Week 11 Thursday Night Football with their season in the balance. A win against the Ravens would really put them back in the mix. Sadly, Burrow tore the scapholunate ligament in his right hand, which precipitated season-ending surgery.
However, some media outlets *coughs* Florio *coughs* accused the Bengals of not complying with injury report rules after Joe Boy was spotted with a compression sleeve on his right hand while walking off the Bengals’ plane in Baltimore. Not surprisingly, it was deemed to be utter nonsense.
With Jake Browning installed as the starter, the next week’s injury report was a thing of beauty – it said even though he was a full participant in practice, Browning had been suffering from an undisclosed wrist injury, too. Whether by luck or by design, this was expert shithousery.
Pro Football Talk called the status “cheeky”.
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