the bengals have everyone hyped

• Cincinnati Bengals tight end CJ Uzomah was injured in the AFC Championship Game a few weeks ago, but it appears as if it won't affect his status for the big game on Sunday. Uzomah's injury was initially diagnosed as an MCL sprain, which is about as good of news as the team could get based on how severe it looked. There's no official word on if we actually will see Uzomah on the field during the Super Bowl, as he has not practiced yet, but his ripping off his leg brace kind of tells us all we need to know.
  

.@cj_uzomah really ripped his leg brace off to get the crowd hyped at the @Bengals rally. ? pic.twitter.com/N7OjoOxSpb

— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) February 8, 2022

• Like I said yesterday, it is Conspiracy Szn. And here's another one. Tennessee Titans wide receiver AJ Brown tweeted the official symbol of conspiracy season: the eyeball emoji alongside a photo/graphic of himself as a multi-sport athlete. The catch? Brown was drafted to play baseball in 2016, and opted for football instead. I think it worked out pretty well, but who's to say?
  

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— AJ Brown (@1kalwaysopen_) February 8, 2022

• The Houston Texans hired Lovie Smith as their head coach on Monday. Following the hire, candidate Brian Flores' lawyer sent out a release that his client was not offered the job because of his pending lawsuit against the NFL. On Tuesday, general manager Nick Caserio was asked if Flores' situation impacted Houston's hiring process. In true Texans' fashion, during his explanation, a fire alarm cut the press conference short.
  

Can’t make this up. In the middle of Caserio’s answer regarding the Brian Flores lawsuit, the fire alarm goes off. @HoustonTexans pic.twitter.com/iAk2azZRzk

— SportsTalk 790 (@SportsTalk790) February 8, 2022

• And because we just can't gush about Joe Burrow enough, this video of him mic'd up during the AFC Championship Game will make you love him even more.
  

Confidence on □

He’s Joe Shiesty for a reason □ @Bengals pic.twitter.com/ASkaP5EOdh

— NFL Films (@NFLFilms) February 8, 2022