Joe Burrow. Joe Cool. Joe Brrr. Call him whatever you like, he’s an incredible quarterback.
Joe Burrow played two years down on the Bayou and finished with 8,565 yards, 76 TDs, and 11 Ints. He had a final QB Rating of 173.2. We all remember the 2019 season and how magical it was.
It was the best offense of all time, the best team of all time, and the best quarterback of all time. Burrow became the first Heisman winner at LSU since Billy Cannon in 1959.
That magical season propelled Joe Burrow to being selected as the No. 1 draft pick of the 2020 season by the Cincinnati Bengals. His first season as the signal-caller for the Bengals was cut short after ten games when in week ten against the Washington (Football Team) Commanders. Burrow tore his ACL, MCL, and PCL. As I’m sure many of you are aware, that is one of the most difficult injuries to come back from no matter what sport you are playing. But, you can’t keep a guy like Joe Burrow down for long.
He returned for his Sophomore season in 2021 and he proceeded to throw for 4,611 yards, 34 TDs, and 14 interceptions. That’s just in the regular season. In the 2021 playoffs, Burrow has thrown for 842 yards with four TDs and two interceptions with a completion percentage of 68.8%. This Sunday, Burrow and the Bengals look to win the first super bowl in franchise history against the LA Rams.
.@Bengals QB Joe Burrow is LIVE for #SBOpeningNight! #SBLVI #RuleItAll @JoeyB https://t.co/zq0TUzyxsk
— NFL (@NFL) February 7, 2022
As part of Super Bowl Opening Night, the former Heisman Trophy winner had some great insight for young players.
“Don’t have a workout and then go post it on Instagram and then go sit on your butt for four days. Work in silence.”
Burrow answered questions for over 40 minutes and it was certainly worth the time to sit through the whole thing. We hope he inspired the next great quarterback that will come through Baton Rouge.