The support of Joseph Ossai from his Cincinnati Bengals teammates after his awful, costly late hit penalty has been wonderful to see (although Germaine Pratt wasn’t pleased right after the team’s AFC title game loss to the Kansas City Chiefs).
Defensive tackle B.J. Hill stood right next to a tearful Ossai, who stood in front of reporters and answered many questions about the penalty, the hardest thing to do after making a mistake. And Hill interjected a few times to defend Ossai, as you’ll see in the video below.
It’s an great gesture and proof that the Bengals aren’t going to lean on that one mistake as what cost them a second straight Super Bowl berth:
This was the scene at Joseph Ossai’s locker with BJ Hill stepping in to provide support https://t.co/8vn1OOlhOQ pic.twitter.com/nbUnoCkzfp
— Michael Niziolek (@michaelniziolek) January 30, 2023
One thing about me I’ll always have my brothas back! People asking stupid ass question got to do better! https://t.co/Oxcpryg4VP
— BJ Hill (@BJHill5) January 30, 2023
Here’s another video of Ossai’s teammates consoling him:
Teammates consoling Ossai at the end and BJ Hill stood right next to him for post game comments #WhoDey pic.twitter.com/noFxhH42Tg
— Mark Slaughter (@MarkVSlaughter) January 30, 2023
And Hill responded to criticism on Twitter:
Difference between you and I is that I’ll stand up for my family buddy! no matter what the situation is. Guy with no backbone can’t talk to me. Have a day weakly
— BJ Hill (@BJHill5) January 30, 2023
