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Chris Roling

Hayden Hurst, Jessie Bates respond to Justin Reid before Chiefs vs. Bengals

The battle between the Cincinnati Bengals and Kansas City Chiefs this weekend had even more spice added to it on Thursday.

In the wake of Chiefs safety Justin Reid talking some trash and Bengals wideout Ja’Marr Chase quickly responding to it, two more Bengals have thrown down some talk, too.

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Both tight end Hayden Hurst and safety Jessie Bates responded to the trash talk. Hurst was especially noteworthy considering it was his name getting tossed around by Reid.

“I don’t know,” Hurst said, according to ESPN’s Ben Baby. “You can pick anyone in this locker room. I feel like I’m the last person you wanna talk s—- about because I have a long memory.”

Then there was Bates, a fellow safety, who offered Reid some pregame advice:

The long and short of it? Reid said he’d clamp down everybody, then sparred with Chase on social media. Now Bengals on both sides of the ball have weighed in, too.

Everyone will get to settle the differences on Sunday at Paycor Stadium.

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