Tag: Joe Burrow

Bengals QB Joe Burrow just threw a touchdown pass from the ground

Another all-timer of a Joe Burrow highlight.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow has a highlight reel with about as much variety as it gets.

Sunday, with the Cleveland Browns in town, he added to his immense library of incredible highlights by…throwing a touchdown from the ground.

In the first quarter of the Week 16 matchup, Burrow evaded pressure, tripped on his own lineman’s feet (hence no review to see if he was down) and proceeded to throw a touchdown to Tee Higgins from the ground.

All Burrow and the Bengals could do in the aftermath was laugh. It’s just another highlight that will go toward his possible MVP candidacy as he attempts to keep the Bengals’ slim playoff hopes alive.

 

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Zac Taylor provides injury updates on key Bengals stars

The Bengals had a long list of injury updates before Week 16 vs. Browns.

The Cincinnati Bengals had some eyebrow-raising injury listings during the week before the team’s game against the Cleveland Browns.

But Bengals head coach Zac Taylor gave the all-clear on the two biggest items.

When it comes to Joe Burrow’s injury, Taylor said the knee issue that had him limited all week wasn’t a concern.

As for Tee Higgins’ injury, Taylor said the same thing after Higgins was limited two days and rested another due to a knee injury.

Taylor’s most notable one-liner on these topics: “We’re in management mode at this point.”

Not management, though, is the concussion protocol process for guard Alex Cappa. He’ll have to pass final tests to be able to play on Sunday. Ditto for Orlando Brown Jr., who is also listed as questionable after the re-aggravtion of his knee injury at the start of the month.

Those issues up front could mean Cody Ford starts on the left edge and potentially rookie Matt Lee gets the nod at right guard.

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NFL insider advises Bengals not to take Joe Burrow for granted

This says it all: “I think if you’re the Bengals, you have to be really careful now.”

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is not a happy camper right now after what was supposed to be a contention window seemed to slam shut this season.

The Bengals still have a tiny shot at the playoffs, but this season was lost before it began due to poor roster-building miscues. Most recently, despite a win, Burrow was seen in a heated sideline exchange with head coach Zac Taylor.

During a radio appearance this week, Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer mused that the Bengals need to be careful not to let Burrow’s frustration build over the next couple of years.

“I think he’s really, really frustrated,” Breer said on “The Afternoon Drive Show” on 92.3 The Fan. “I think he’s done a lot to kinda change the face of the Bengals the last few years…Here they are and he did everything he did to come back off the wrist and it feels like there are some same old Bengals things happening.”

This was the capper from Breer: “I think if you’re the Bengals, you have to be really careful now.”

Breer’s solution? Get with Burrow as a partner and heed his advice on how to shape this thing moving forward. Because it’s worth wondering just how long he’ll wait around if the team goofs around and doesn’t evolve to help him win.

Which is all very fair. Bengals fans whispering about Carson Palmer right now are more than justified. The front office will need to make changes to the coaching staff this offseason and revamp how they approach contracts — especially now that Burrow has put very public pressure on them to find a way to keep Tee Higgins in addition to Ja’Marr Chase.

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Joe Burrow certainly wins the ‘best QB gift to OL’ award

Bengals QB Joe Burrow has to win this fake award, right?

What quarterbacks gift their offensive linemen around the holidays has become something of a public competition, it seems.

And of course, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow wants to win.

That’s how it feels, anyway. According to Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic, Burrow gifted his linemen authentic Japanese Katana swords, letting his linemen pick out their own from a selection.

“Joe does a great job at buying gifts that are extremely meaningful,” Orlando Brown said, according to Dehner. “The fact that he bought me a sword, it’s the most ancient form of respect.”

Where some quarterbacks settle for more normal things like gifting his linemen cars, Burrow went a bit extra here — and it rules. Go figure, from the guy who bought his own Batmobile.

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Joe Burrow certainly wins the ‘best QB gift to OL’ award

Bengals QB Joe Burrow has to win this fake award, right?

What quarterbacks gift their offensive linemen around the holidays has become something of a public competition, it seems.

And of course, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow wants to win.

That’s how it feels, anyway. According to Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic, Burrow gifted his linemen authentic Japanese Katana swords, letting his linemen pick out their own from a selection.

“Joe does a great job at buying gifts that are extremely meaningful,” Orlando Brown said, according to Dehner. “The fact that he bought me a sword, it’s the most ancient form of respect.”

Where some quarterbacks settle for more normal things like gifting his linemen cars, Burrow went a bit extra here — and it rules. Go figure, from the guy who bought his own Batmobile.

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Joe Burrow, Zac Taylor explain Bengals sideline exchange

Both Joe Burrow and Zac Taylor had some really interesting thoughts about the whole sideline thing.

Much has been said and written (and will continue to be) about the animated sideline discussion between Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow and head coach Zac Taylor last week.

Before the Bengals play the Cleveland Browns in Week 16, both guys cleared the air further during weekly pressers.

Taylor had this to say about the encounter: “He’s got an edge to him that I balance. That edge makes him who he is. I don’t want to change who he is for one second… Love the edges about about him. It’s part of his competitive fire.”

Burrow? He confirmed what many internet lip readers suggested — he’s not happy with the team being 6-8 and he made sure to point that out to Taylor.

Overall, Burrow has said accountability over that record continues to be stressed across the entire building: “There’s definitely been discussions this week about what was good enough and what wasn’t… It wasn’t directed at Zac.”

So, it was a case of Taylor being Taylor…and Burrow being Burrow. The two contrasting approaches work, the cameras just caught it this time.

This quote from the Cincinnati Enquirer’s Kelsey Conway will indeed be revisited often in the coming weeks and months, too:

 

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Joe Burrow actually gifted his Bengals offensive line Katana swords for Christmas

Well, this is a pretty epic gift.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow gave his offensive line the gifts of a lifetime for Christmas this year.

The Athletic’s Paul Dehner Jr. reported that Burrow gave all of his Cincinnati blockers authentic Japanese Katana swords for the holidays. 

“Joe does a great job at buying gifts that are extremely meaningful,” LT Orlando Brown said about the gift, per Dehner. “The fact that he bought me a sword, it’s the most ancient form of respect.”

Burrow hasn’t always gotten the best protection from his offensive line over the years, so perhaps this is a subtle way of trying to encourage the guys up front to take better care of him on game days?

While the actual reason is that swords are pretty awesome gifts, it’s still funny to think about a bunch of offensive linemen swinging Katana swords on Sundays to protect their quarterback.

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Joe Burrow injury updates: Latest news on Bengals QB

Bengals QB Joe Burrow is dealing with a knee injury. Here are the latest updates.

(This story was updated to add new information.)

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is dealing with a knee injury ahead of his team’s Week 16 game against the Cleveland Browns.

While Burrow’s injury doesn’t sound serious enough to limit him, it’s enough for the Bengals to add it to the injury report.

Here are Burrow injury updates ahead of the game.

 

Joe Burrow injury update

  • Burrow is off the injury report and will play on Sunday.
  • The Bengals listed Burrow as “limited” on the first injury report of the week due to right wrist and knee injuries.
  • Burrow told reporters that he could be dealing with the left knee issue “for a couple of weeks.”

How will injury impact Joe Burrow?

  • So far, it hasn’t. He appeared to have his usual mobility in last week’s win over Tennessee as he threw for 271 yards and three scores. But he also threw a pair of interceptions and lost a fumble while not attempting any rushes.

Bengals depth chart

  • Joe Burrow, Jake Browning, Logan Woodside

As a reminder, the Bengals still have Jake Browning behind Burrow and just last week, signed Logan Woodside to the 53-man roster.

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Bengals legend isn’t happy with how team built around Joe Burrow

One Bengals great speaks out about the team’s building strategy.

Many fans, obviously, wish the Cincinnati Bengals operated differently when it comes to building a team, especially with Joe Burrow’s MVP-level season going to waste.

Turns out plenty of former players feel the same way.

Andrew Whitworth is a prime example, stressing this point in a recent interview with ESPN’s Kevin Clark.

“Yeah I do. And I understand the constraints of being in a smaller market over time,” Whitworth said. “Do you always have to live that world? Look what the Los Angeles Rams did when they won the Super Bowl.”

Whitworth pointed out that the current NFL and the ever-rising salary cap make it easier to make big swings.

And he brings up the Rams not just because he played there but because it was super obvious when ownership attempted to go all-in around a certain group of guys to win it all despite it likely hurting future years.

By comparison, the Bengals like to remain steady and keep those future years steady, too. They’ve had splash signings in the past like Trey Hendrickson, DJ Reader and Orlando Brown Jr., but never that all-in sense that is almost reckless about future years.

That’s not how the Bengals like to do business. But in hindsight? This would have been a pretty great year to do it.

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Colin Cowherd sprints to Joe Burrow’s defense over sideline outburst

Another take on the Joe Burrow outburst caught on camera.

Much has been said about Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow in the wake of his sideline encounter with head coach Zac Taylor.

That includes another Bengals coach offering an interesting take on it.

Then, there is Colin Cowherd, who went and defended Burrow against any critics who took issue with it — pointing a finger right at the Bengals organization in the process.

“Joe Burrow is looking around this league at the financial commitment of Baltimore and Kansas City and the aggressive front offices of Philadelphia and Detroit and Buffalo, and Joe Burrow’s looking around, and he’s got Mr. penny-pinching owner,” Cowherd said. “And he’s just in no mood. He’s had bad body language for a month and we love Burrow.”

Zoomed in, Burrow was undoubtedly mad about a sloppy game that featured 14 penalties and a mere 10-point win over a three-win team while forcing six turnovers. The Bengals are only 6-8, after all.

But zoomed out? Cowherd is probably right that the season-long frustration of a failed roster-building job by the team has led to this point.

Hence, Burrow putting pressure on the team about Tee Higgins and that type of outburst.

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