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Hall of Famers Anthony Munoz and Brett Favre are two great guys for an NFL hopeful to have in his corner.
And probable Cincinnati Bengals No. 1 pick Joe Burrow has them both backing him.
Both Munoz and Favre have appeared in interviews recently and had nothing but praise for Burrow.
Munoz, the lone Bengals player in the Hall of Fame, made it clear he understands what Burrow is capable of pulling off in Cincinnati.
“The quarterback can come in here, can rally this town, rally this team and really put his footprint on this city,” Munoz said, according to ESPN’s Ben Baby.
Perhaps more notably given the position, if not accolades, Favre heaped droves of praise on Burrow ahead of the draft.
Favre said the following on CBS Sports HQ, according to Jordan Dajani:
“Well, I think Joe Burrow would deserve to be the first pick in the draft if you just strictly base it off of his performance this past year. From a team standpoint, I don’t think we ever have seen a team dominate the way they dominated, and obviously he was the leader of that team.”
And then this: “I think Joe Burrow is as close to a ‘can’t miss’ as you can possibly get based on his performance.”
The Bengals would agree with Favre vehemently before they get ready to make the pick. Luckily, Burrow hasn’t blinked in the face of expectations so far, so he’ll surely take the hype generated by these comments in stride.
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