Eli Apple was cooked in Super Bowl 56. Now, he says another fire has been lit under him.The Brendan Smith Women Jersey Bengals' cornerback was the target of criticism after a poor performance against the Rams. Now, he has responded to the criticism on Instagram."All glory to God for ble sing me immensely this season to share the field with the best group of men I've been around," Apple wrote. "Truly grateful to my teammates, Who Dey Nation, and my coaches for embracing me as family. Proud of the rigorous work we put Martin St Louis Jersey in to make this season a special one. Yall reawoke a fire in me that will only make me stronger and I'm beyond excited to unleash that demon again to exponential levels on any opp that lines up acro s from me next season."MORE: Apple had a Super Bowl to forget, as he became the first player in the past four Super Bowls to allow multiple receiving touchdowns as the primary defender. One of those TDs was the game-winning score by Cooper Kupp that solidified the title win for the Rams.He immediately became a lightning rod for criticism after the game due in large point to his trash-talking of other receivers on the Bengals' run to the Super Bowl. after Cincinnati's win in the AFC Championship. Both Super bowl 54 champions fired back at him after he allowed Kupp's touchdown, .MORE:Apple took up a larger role with the Bengals after shorter stints with the Giants, Saints Greg Mckegg Women Jersey and Panthers. Taken 10th overall in 2016 by New York, Apple struggled to repeat his college succe s at Ohio State at the NFL level, and midway through the 2018 season, he was traded to New Orleans for a fourth-round pick. The Saints declined the fifth-year option on his deal and he became a free agent in 2020. Apple appeared in two games for the Panthers in 2020 as he was hampered by injuries and eventually cut.Cincinnati signed Apple at the beginning of the 2021 season and performed well, tying his career-best with a pair of regular-season picks Kevin Hayes Kids Jersey and had the second-most pa ses defender in a season with 10. Advanced metrics still did not favor his performance, however, as gave him a 60.5 defensive grade for the year and listed him as the 71st-best cornerback in the league out of Walt Tkaczuk Kids Jersey 116 qualifiers.MORE: Apple's future with the team is anything but certain. He is a free agent in the 2022 cla s, and while the Bengals have the fourth-most cap space in the NFL, , they could opt to improve the cornerback position via free agency or just look for someone that draws le s negative attention to the team.