Legendary Cincinnati Bengals running back Corey Dillon is one of the best and most dominant running backs ever to put on a Bengals uniform. But he’s still not in the team’s Ring of Honor, and he’s not happy about it.
Corey Dillon is the franchise’s all-time rushing leader, posting 8,061 yards on the ground. He rushed for over 1,000 yards in all but his final season with the Bengals. But somehow, that isn’t enough to get him honored among the team’s best players.
“It’s [darn]-near criminal, what [voters] are pulling off, to be honest with you,” Dillon told The Athletic. “Did I not play for them? I don’t know, bro. I’m curious about that. Because it looks like they are glossing over me. For what reason? Because I left? That’s not a good enough reason. You are telling me there’s five other guys better than me — at my position? And trust me, this is no knock on whoever is getting in, who goes in, that’s not what it is about. It’s about what is your excuse going to be? I’m pretty sure they will put [freaking] Jon Kitna in there before they put me. Matter of fact, Scott Mitchell will end up in that [thing] before I do.”
The Ring of Honor is voted on by Cincinnati Bengals season ticket holders, and Dillon does not think that should be the case.
“And that’s garbage,” Dillon said. “That’s garbage. This should be solely predicated on the authorities of the Bengals. The owner. The president. Whatever. There should be a special committee. This ain’t a popularity contest. This is football. You are going to put in somebody who is more popular than somebody who got stats?”
We’ll have to see if his rant works and gets him in the Ring of Honor.
