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The Cincinnati Bengals aren’t without options when it comes to researching potential No. 1 pick Joe Burrow.
Zac Taylor has his coaching connections with Burrow’s father. Typical coaching connections abound too. The team finally got to meet with him at the combine and will do so again before the draft.
One lesser-mentioned link? Don’t forget Ohio State.
Albert Breer of MMQB suggested this connection could be getting some use right about now:
One relationship the Bengals can pull on with Joe Burrow: Third-year defensive end Sam Hubbard was actually roommates with Burrow at Ohio State. My understanding is they’ve tapped into that resource, enabling the team to get a feel for where Burrow is on coming to Cincinnati. Additionally, I’ve heard that Burrow has actually asked other teams about their impressions of the Bengals, so he’s doing his homework too.
Given the heights of Burrow’s accomplishments at LSU, it’s almost easy to forget he spent some time at Ohio State.
The Sam Hubbard link isn’t hard to fathom. Hubbard was already hanging out with Burrow after the season. Hubbard himself said he’s “campaigning hard” for the Bengals to make Burrow the pick.
While Bengals brass probably don’t need to go into overdrive on Burrow research at this point, it sure doesn’t hurt to have this Ohio State link working behind the scenes too.
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