New Richmond man uses flamethrower to incinerate Trey Hendrickson jersey
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A New Richmond man found out that Trey Hendrickson signed with a major Bengals rival this week and came up with a unique way to dispose of his jersey.
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When news broke March 11 that the edge rusher was leaving for the Baltimore Ravens after five seasons in Cincinnati, Michelle Lynne Foerster called her husband and joked that they’d burn his Hendrickson jersey.
Roger Boehm took his wife's advice to heart and once he returned home from work, he burned Hendrickson’s jersey to ash − with a flamethrower. Foerster recorded it to show it to their kids who weren’t home at the time.
“After last season, I just decided that it was probably a good idea to do it and we were gonna make a video. So I got home and we actually burned the jersey,” said the 43-year-old Boehm. “I like to use the flamethrower any chance I can and the neighbors probably wouldn’t like me doing it on a normal day."
This was only the second time he’s used the tool typically used for agriculture or military applications. There are no federal laws that regulate flamethrowers as they are not recognized as weapons under the National Firearms Act.
“It was raining outside so it was safe. There was no chance of creating a dangerous fire situation," he said.
Foerster posted the video in the Who Dey Nation Facebook Group and got mostly positive comments. “It was just for entertainment and fun,” she said.
One Facebook user wrote on Foerster’s post, “Y’all got Baltimore laughing at us.”
“I personally think that the Bengals fans will be laughing at Baltimore for the contract they gave him because he’s older, he has a hip injury and had surgery, and I honestly don’t think that he’s going to perform at the level that he’s performed at when we went to the Super Bowl or the year after that,” Foerster said.
Hendrickson joined the Bengals in 2021, and that’s when Boehm became a fan and bought the jersey.
“Getting a touchdown is one thing but disrupting a play and taking it to the team’s offense, that’s what I like. I like a good defense. Defense wins championships,” Boehm said.
Next season, Boehm is looking forward to a new defense with the Bengals.
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