What’s the Ickey Shuffle?

Bengals fans love the Ickey Shuffle and players have pulled out the touchdown celebration for years. But the uninformed may be wonder what it actually is. 

There probably isn’t a Cincinnati Bengals fan who has been following the team for a long time who isn’t familiar with the Ickey Shuffle. It’s one of the most famous touchdown celebrations ever.

In fact, after scoring the first touchdown of the playoffs in 2021-22, Bengals tight end C.J. Uzomah hit the dance before transitioning into the more contemporary Griddy.

Fans outside of the Queen City, however, may be curious what the dance is and where it came from.

Ickey Shuffle explained: What is the Bengals TD celebration?

The Ickey Shuffle derives its name from former Cincinnati running back Ickey Woods. It was his signature touchdown celebration as he rose to stardom in the 1988 season while helping the Bengals to a Super Bowl appearance.

And if you want to see the originator do the dance, you’re in luck, because people were talking about it and it popped up.

Considering that it was with Woods at running back and doing the Ickey Shuffle in the end zone was the last time that the Bengals won a playoff game (1990), suffice it to say that fans are hoping that the dance will give them some good luck in these playoffs.