Bengals’ Andrei Iosivas reveals disgusting online trolls got ‘in my head’ last season

Nypost · May 12, 2026 · 304 words · By Christian Arnold

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What to know about Bengals’ Andrei Iosivas reveals disgusting online trolls got ‘in my head’ last season

Andrei Iosivas is going into this season with a new mindset after he faced vitriol on social media last season, which included people direct messaging him to “kill yourself.” The Bengals wide receiver said the situation last season “makes me angry” as he…

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Why it matters

All the anger and disparaging messages he got because of some of his on-field struggles made it hard for Iosivas to keep his head in the game last season, he explained to reporters on Tuesday.

Common ground

“I feel like last year I was in my head a little bit,” Iosivas said, according to ESPN.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “he recalled the messages he got from fans during a campaign in which he had a team-high five drops.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of generic help articles about finding account usernames and does not contain any information regarding Andrei Iosivas's drop statistics.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 2, 2026 · Learn how to find and recover your account name quickly with simple steps and tips for various online platforms.
https://anyteamnames.com/blog/what-is-my-account-name/

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web search NEUTRAL — In this article, I will show the three easiest ways to find your username in Windows 11 and Windows 10 quickly. In fact, you can use the below methods to identify the username of any user account on y…
https://windowsloop.com/find-user-account-name-windows-10/

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web search NEUTRAL — If you can't remember your account name, use these steps to try to get back into your Microsoft account.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-billing/forgotte…

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Claim 2: “Iosivas... saw his production drop during the 2025 season, one in which quarterback Joe Burrow was injured for most of the campaign.”

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Web search results from Newsradio WTAM 1100 confirm Joe Burrow suffered an injury in September 2025, and the Wikipedia entry for the 2025 Bengals season exists, supporting the context of the 2025 campaign.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 season was the Cincinnati Bengals' 56th in the National Football League (NFL), their 58th overall, their 26th playing their home games at Paycor Stadium, and their seventh under head coach Za…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Cincinnati_Bengals_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joseph Lee Burrow (born December 10, 1996) is an American professional football quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). After three seasons of college football wi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Burrow

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Olivia Ponton (born May 30, 2002) is an American model and social media influencer. She first became active on TikTok during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a model, she is represented by IMG Models and has…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivia_Ponton

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Claim 3: “Andrei Iosivas... faced vitriol on social media last season, which included people direct messaging him to “kill yourself.””

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Multiple independent web sources (AOL and another news report) confirm that Andrei Iosivas faced online abuse and received direct messages during the 2025 season.

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web search NEUTRAL — Andrei Iosivas is an American professional football wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. He played college football for the Princeton Tigers and was selected by th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrei_Iosivas

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web search NEUTRAL — Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Andrei Iosivas faced more than just on-field challenges during the 2025 NFL season. The third-year player also battled a wave of online abuse that he says seeped into …
https://xeber.world/en/article/bengals-wr-andrei-iosivas-onl…

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web search NEUTRAL — Cincinnati Bengals receiver Andrei Iosivas talked to reporters about some of the awful social-media messages he received during the 2025 NFL season.
https://www.aol.com/articles/andrei-iosivas-bengals-wr-angry…

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Claim 4: “Iosivas, 26, saw his production drop during the 2025 season”

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Wikipedia and Sofascore both explicitly state that Andrei Iosivas was born on October 15, 1999, making him 26 years old.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 season was the Cincinnati Bengals' 55th in the National Football League (NFL), their 57th overall, their 25th playing their home games at Paycor Stadium and their sixth under head coach Zac T…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Cincinnati_Bengals_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Andrei Iosivas (born October 15, 1999; YOH-Shee-VAHSH) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrei_Iosivas

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Trenton Irwin (born December 10, 1995) is an American professional football wide receiver. He played college football at Stanford before signing with the Miami Dolphins in 2019 as an undrafted free ag…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trenton_Irwin

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Claim 5: “the previous two seasons, which saw him pull in a combined 10 touchdown catches on 51 receptions.”

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While there is evidence of his 2024 stats (36 receptions, 6 TDs), there is no evidence provided that sums the previous two seasons to exactly 51 receptions and 10 touchdowns.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 season was the Chicago Bears' 106th in the National Football League (NFL), their fourth under the leadership of general manager Ryan Poles and their first under head coach Ben Johnson. This w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Chicago_Bears_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Charlie Jones (born October 29, 1998) is an American professional football wide receiver and return specialist for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college footb…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Jones_(American_footba…

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Claim 6: “The receiver had 33 catches for 335 yards and two touchdowns”

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The claim states he had 335 yards, but the corroborating source (AOL) explicitly states he had 33 catches for 435 receiving yards (a difference of 100 yards).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This page is a list of the Cincinnati Bengals National Football League draft selections. The first draft the Bengals participated in was the 1968 NFL/AFL draft, in which they made Bob Johnson of Tenn…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cincinnati_Bengals_draft_histo…

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web search NEUTRAL — He has 84 receptions for 1,030 receiving yards with 12 touchdowns over three seasons. In his third NFL season with the Bengals, Andrei Iosivas had 33 catches for 435 receiving yards with two touchdown…
https://www.aol.com/articles/andrei-iosivas-bengals-wr-angry…

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Claim 7: “Among the wide receiver group in Cincinnati, Iosivas is behind stars Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins.”

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Multiple web search results regarding the Bengals' WR depth chart consistently identify Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins as the top two receivers, placing Iosivas behind them.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 season will be the Cincinnati Bengals' 57th in the National Football League (NFL), their 59th overall, their 27th playing their home games at Paycor Stadium, and their eighth under head coach…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Cincinnati_Bengals_season

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