Tyler Boyd thrilled Bengals 'one-upped' the Chiefs with Orlando Brown signing
The Cincinnati Bengals and Kansas City Chiefs have formed one of the NFL’s best rivalries over the last several seasons. That’s why, in Tyler Boyd’s eyes, he was happy that the Bengals were able to get one over the Chiefs off the field by signing away their Pro Bowl tackle in Orlando Brown Jr..
Boyd spoke about Cincy signing Brown in media with FOX19’s Joe Danneman. He said he already loved the move because of what it will mean for the Bengals on offense. However, Boyd also said he got a kick out of it because it meant that Cincinnati had ‘one-upped’ Kansas City in a sense.
“I loved it. You know, we have a nice little rivalry with the Chiefs. And to see him come over? You know, it’s like, yeah, we one-upped y’all,” Boyd said. “But, at the end of the day, he’s a great player. No matter where he’d have went, he’s probably one of the best at his position. To add him to what we had already? It’s going to allow Joe more time and allow us to put up more points.”
Brown has played 81 games over five seasons with the Baltimore Ravens and the Chiefs. He has been a healthy, full-time starting tackle over the last four seasons for both franchises. Over those five seasons, Brown has been named a Pro Bowler in each of the last four years and won one Super Bowl with Kansas City.
That resume at 27 is very impressive, which is why Cincinnati cashed in on it in order to protect Joe Burrow. They invested $64 million in him to shore up their tackle spot over the next four seasons. That’s an average of $16 million per season and $31.1 million guaranteed to him overall.
Boyd and the Bengals would prefer that their recent run of success against Kansas City, besides last season’s AFC Championship of course, continue rather than anything else. Still, making Brown one of their own was a twist that even Boyd has had to get some pleasure out of.
Tyler Boyd makes bold statement in reflection of Chiefs game
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tyler Boyd and his teammates all had their 2022 season end at the hand of the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game earlier this year. But Boyd’s year ended a little earlier.
Boyd was injured in the second quarter of the game. He suffered a deep thigh bruise and missed the rest of the game. One half later, Kansas City left the field with a 23-20 victory to advance to the Super Bowl. The Chiefs then won the title over the Philadelphia Eagles in Glendale.
But Boyd believes that if he was healthy for the entire game, it would have been the Bengals that walked off the field victorious that night.
“Still, to this day, I feel like if I would have played the whole game? I was the key factor,” Boyd said, via ESPN’s Ben Baby. “We would’ve won the game.”
Boyd — who had two catches for 40 yards — said he tried to get back and play during the game but that he wasn’t physically able to do so.
“I just felt like we had enough depth for guys like [Trenton Irwin] and other guys to come in and play at a faster pace than what I felt like I could do,” Boyd said. “I wish I was able to do it, but things happen.”