Not too long ago, Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Tyler Shelvin hoisted Joe Burrow on his shoulders after LSU won the national title.
Now he’s doing it again as the Bengals head to the Super Bowl.
Burrow went on to join the Bengals via the first pick in 2020. Shelvin ended up joining Burrow’s Bengals in the fourth round of the 2021 NFL draft.
Fast forward a 17-game season a trio of playoff wins later, the 350-pound tackle hit on the classic moment again after the overtime victory over the Kansas City Chiefs to win the AFC conference.
Here’s a look at the first time the instant-classic moment happened:
Usually multiple teammates carry a player off the field.
But when you are as big as Tyler Shelvin, you just handle it on your own… pic.twitter.com/ll4a6R6Dcc
— Shea Dixon (@Sheadixon) November 10, 2019
And now the comparison to Sunday night’s special moment:
The reason we drafted Tyler Shelvin…. pic.twitter.com/okZHtyTum7
— Logan Fulmer (@Fvlmer) January 30, 2022
Maybe the Bengals drafted Shelvin as the official Burrow-picker-upper?
