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The Cincinnati Bengals got their first — and perhaps only — predraft meet with Joe Burrow at the NFL combine.
And Bengals owner Mike Brown attended.
According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Brown made a point to attend the meeting and personally address any concerns Burrow might’ve raised during the brief meet.
Not that this is shocking news. We knew Brown was in this meet alongside director of player personnel Duke Tobin and Zac Taylor, to name a few.
By simple connect the dots, it was also obvious Brown wanted to tackle any concerns Burrow might have and generally get a feel for things before his franchise makes its most important pick in arguably a decade or more.
Even so, this is an interesting nugget to see release now. Cincinnati just spent massive money in free agency. The draft process is deadlocked and constricted to Facetime meet with prospects, meaning that singular meet with Burrow at the combine is all the Bengals have from an in-person standpoint before announcing the pick at the draft.
From @NFLTotalAccess: #Bengals owner Mike Brown took part in the team's Combine meeting with #LSU QB Joe Burrow, which — while not rare — did allow Burrow to ask Brown in-person any questions he may have had about Cincy. pic.twitter.com/mYOUR0VhNI
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 30, 2020
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