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Vernon Hargreaves, who was inactive in the Super Bowl, flagged for celebration penalty
By Keith Farner
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Vernon Hargreaves received one of the more bone-headed penalties in Super Bowl history as he ran on the field out of uniform as the Cincinnati Bengals celebrated an interception.
Hargreaves, the former Florida Gators cornerback who was inactive, cost the Bengals 15 yards on the play and he received plenty of criticism from fans and media. It came after a pick by Bengals DB Jessie Bates who intercepted Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford in the end zone late in the first half. The Bengals got a touchback out of it, but then Hargreaves ran on the field.
Hargreaves appeared in just 4 games with 1 start this season as the Bengals were his third team after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Houston Texans.
Al Michaels with a classic burn pic.twitter.com/Xn1OtagotH
— sports announcers with no context (@nocontxtanncr) February 14, 2022
WHAT WAS INACTIVE VERNON HARGREAVES THINKING RUNNING ONTO THE FIELD TO CELEBRATE AND COSTING THE BENGALS 15 PRECIOUS YARDS AND NOW MAYBE A RAMS’ SCORE??? LOSER PLAY.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) February 14, 2022
Vernon Hargreaves III is inactive for the Super Bowl but was called for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty celebrating after a Bengals INT. pic.twitter.com/qNJGJ4z0uo
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 14, 2022
“A non-uniform guy”
That’s Vernon Hargreaves lmao
— Trevor Sikkema (@TampaBayTre) February 14, 2022
Vernon Hargreaves with the celebration penalty, go Gators
— BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL (@edsbs) February 14, 2022
Vernon Hargreaves getting a penalty in a game he’s not dressed for is perfectly Vernon Hargreaves
— Steven Cheah (@StevenCheah) February 14, 2022
Literally the most Vernon Hargreaves thing he could possibly have done Lolol
— Jon Ledyard (@LedyardNFLDraft) February 14, 2022
That’s Florida gator all American Cornerback Vernon Hargreaves the 3rd Sir https://t.co/4erKYmEVL3
— JT the 2nd🐊 (@jt___246) February 14, 2022
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
