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Look: Avril Lavigne Responds to Desmond Ridder's Praise

Avril Lavigne Responds to Cincinnati Bearcats QB Desmond Ridder's Praise

James Rapien

Look: Avril Lavigne Responds to Desmond Ridder's Praise
Look: Avril Lavigne Responds to Desmond Ridder's Praise /

CINCINNATI — Bearcats quarterback Desmond Ridder is expected to be one of the top signal-callers taken in this month's NFL Draft. 

The 22-year-old helped Cincinnati reach the College Football Playoff for the first time in school history. 

Ridder was asked what song he wanted to hear during a recent appearance on NFL Network. 

"Avril Lavigne's 'Complicated' because I'm more of an early 2000s guy and this whole process is kinda complicated too," Ridder said. "That was a song I used to jam too in the car with my mom all the time in the car when I was a kid."

The sports world reacted to Ridder's comments and it got Lavigne's attention. The star signer responded with the "rock on" emoji. 

Check out the entire interview here.  

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James Rapien
JAMES RAPIEN

James Rapien is the publisher of Bengals, Reds and Bearcats On SI. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati and has spent a decade covering Cincinnati sports. He's the author of Enter The Jungle, a book about the history of the Cincinnati Bengals. Prior to joining SI, Rapien was a host and producer at 700 WLW and ESPN 1530 in Cincinnati.

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