Battle got to fly all over the area with one of the premier aerial outfits in the world.
Cincinnati Bengals safety Jordan Battle celebrates the Bengals 27-31 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars at Paycor Stadium on Sunday, September 14, 2025. | Cara Owsley/ The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Jordan Battle sent it way up in the air on Wednesday afternoon.
The high-flying safety got to jet around with the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels ahead of their display at the Dayton Air Show this weekend. WDTN's Joey DeBerardino caught up with Battle after the big flight for the safety's thoughts on the whole event. Nov 16, 2025; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf runs with the ball against Cincinnati Bengals safety Jordan Battle during the second half at Acrisure Stadium.
Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images | Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images "Yeah, it was amazing, just getting out here on the field, having the jitters come out early," Battle said.
"Soon as he went up, he's talking to me, making sure I'm comfortable, making sure my energy's still there, and after that, he just kind of treated me like I'm his partner, like I was Chris, it was cool. I told him up there, I said, 'Fly with me like how you would fly with your partner, and he was like, You don't want to do that. I'm like, Okay, you're right, let's not do that. But let's get close.
' And it was a fun experience. And if you have the chance to do it, why not?
"is entering the final year of his Bengals contract and is eager to make an entrenched impact with the team this fall. "It was never on my bucket list, but we'll add it there, and then we'll cross it off," Battle joked about flying this way. "So, once in a lifetime opportunity, I'm pretty sure many people dream of doing this.
I never dreamed of doing it until a couple of weeks ago, when I got asked to do it, which is pretty cool, pretty fun, and happy I came out and did it, because it was a fun experience, and then something I could talk about forever.
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