{"id":122500,"date":"2022-02-04T14:16:04","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T19:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=122500"},"modified":"2022-02-04T14:17:02","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T19:17:02","slug":"superbowl-lets-kick-it-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=122500","title":{"rendered":"Superbowl &#8211; Let&#8217;s Kick it Off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Harambe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-122501\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Harambe-293x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"293\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Harambe-293x333.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Harambe-264x300.jpg 264w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Harambe.jpg 466w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 293px) 100vw, 293px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Various news outlets are reporting that Sam Hubbard, a defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals, wants to win the 2022 Super Bowl in honor of Harambe &#8211; the gorilla that was killed at the Cincinnati Zoo in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that a little boy fell into the enclosure and was grasped by Harambe.\u00a0 It was unclear if the gorilla was just curious, protecting the little boy or planned to do him harm &#8211; so by policy the zoo had to put Harambe down.\u00a0 That&#8217;s a nice way of saying he was gunned down.\u00a0 It was heartbreaking because questions surfaced about the compliance of the enclosure and could it have been avoided.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_122502\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-122502\" style=\"width: 386px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Harambe_with_boy.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-122502 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Harambe_with_boy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"386\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Harambe_with_boy.jpg 386w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Harambe_with_boy-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 386px) 100vw, 386px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-122502\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Harambe with boy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FULL VIDEO: Boy falls into Gorilla World exhibit at Cincinnati Zoo (RIP Harambe)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_GkwUAn25Ps?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><template data-arve_cachetime=\"2026-01-14T04:16:07-05:00\" data-arve_iframe_src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_GkwUAn25Ps?feature=oembed\" data-arve_url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_GkwUAn25Ps\" data-author_name=\"joe_clark\" data-author_url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@joetheoriginalclark\" data-height=\"375\" data-provider=\"youtube\" data-provider_name=\"YouTube\" data-provider_url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/\" data-thumbnail_height=\"360\" data-thumbnail_url=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/_GkwUAn25Ps\/hqdefault.jpg\" data-thumbnail_width=\"480\" data-title=\"FULL VIDEO: Boy falls into Gorilla World exhibit at Cincinnati Zoo (RIP Harambe)\" data-type=\"video\" data-version=\"1.0\" data-width=\"500\" class=\"arve-data\"><\/template><\/p>\n<p>Hubbard went a step further and said the Bengals will be playing for Harambe.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"article-page__title\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nfl\/news\/bengals-sam-hubbard-harambe-super-bowl-56\/ljfgcgfa1wz7bxy1qxlucay2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">Sam Hubbard says Bengals playing for Harambe in Super Bowl 56<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Bengals are playing for their first Super Bowl victory in their third try overall, but they&#8217;re also playing for the memory of a fallen animal kingdom comrade, according to Sam Hubbard.<\/p>\n<p>The Bengals defensive end made it clear on the &#8220;Pardon My Take&#8221; podcast that, should the Bengals win their first Super Bowl, they&#8217;ll have done it for famed, deceased (murdered?) gorilla Harambe, who made his home at the Cincinnati Zoo.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This is always interesting when someone invokes a higher calling in the name of a sports victory.\u00a0 Maybe the Rams want to deliver a victory for a little boy dying of cancer?\u00a0 \u00a0What happens if the Rams or the Bengals lose?<\/p>\n<p>Will this spark more memes about Harambe?\u00a0 \u00a0We&#8217;ve all seen them.\u00a0 The situation got so bad that the Cincinnati Zoo put out a message for people to please stop posting memes about Harambe.<\/p>\n<p>Like this&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Tncuv3C.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-122503\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Tncuv3C.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"273\" height=\"273\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Or this&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hitler Reacts to Harambe&#039;s death\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kTf9fv74tb0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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