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Bengals QB Joe Burrow makes a promise to Caitlin Clark

Now this is an interesting one from Joe Burrow to Caitlin Clark.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow might end up spotted at an Indiana Fever game or two next season.

In New Orleans for Super Bowl festivities, Burrow fielded a question about WNBA star Caitlin Clark and offered plenty of praise — while pledging to get to a game soon.

“Shoutout Caitlin Clark, she’s always fun to watch,” Burrow told reporters (h/t Clark  Report). “I think she’s bringing a lot of fans to the WNBA. She’s going to continue to get better. She’s an hour and a half from Cincy, so I’ll have to go and make the trip.”

RELATED: One CPOTY voter ranked Russell Wilson over Joe Burrow

Burrow and other players fielded plenty of general questions like this during Super Bowl media week, but this one sticks out as notable.

Burrow is constantly taking in non-NFL sports, whether it’s popping up at UFC events with presidents, heading overseas for tennis tournaments or even investing in pro women’s volleyball teams alongside names like Jason Derulo.

Next, it seems, is a trip to the WNBA to see Clark, arguably one of the biggest global names in sports now.

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Bengals’ Joe Burrow spotted in New Orleans for Super Bowl weekend

Joe Burrow is out touring his old stomping grounds in NOLA.

Now that he’s done with the media tour that applied a bunch of pressure to his Cincinnati Bengals, quarterback Joe Burrow is out and about in New Orleans.

While Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase didn’t get that storybook return to the New Orleans area in the Super Bowl itself, it’s still a homecoming of sorts for the Bengals quarterback.

Onlookers constantly caught sight of Burrow from Saturday onward and shared some of the moments on social media.

RELATED: One CPOTY voter ranked Russell Wilson over Joe Burrow

One example comes from B/R Gridiron, which shared footage of Burrow in the street (and quickly amassed 2,000ish likes):

 

Burrow also showed up on red carpets and otherwise:

 

Burrow won Comeback Player of the Year in the NFL Honors this week. When not doing that and touring NOLA, he kept putting pressure on the Bengals about contracts for Chase, Tee Higgins, Trey Hendrickson and Mike Gesicki.

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Joe Burrow isn’t just pressuring Bengals about contracts publicly

Details on how Joe Burrow is getting involved with the Bengals.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow isn’t taking it easy on the organization.

By now, fans have seen that Burrow spent an unusual amount of time in front of the cameras and microphones during Super Bowl media week. He put a ton of pressure on the team in the process as he seeks extensions for Ja’Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, Trey Hendrickson and tight end Mike Gesicki.

Fox Sports’ Jordan Schultz added some interesting context to this recently, pointing out that Burrow has been doing the same thing privately with the Bengals:

“League executives are well aware of the public pressure Joe Burrow has been applying to the Bengals since the season ended — and it has continued this week at Radio Row in New Orleans. Burrow has made it clear, both privately and publicly, that the team must do whatever it takes to keep its core intact. There’s frustration over key players leaving, and he wants to see Tee Higgins, Ja’Marr Chase, Trey Hendrickson, and Mike Gesicki all taken care of.”

RELATED: One CPOTY voter ranked Russell Wilson over Joe Burrow

This is a nice additional layer of information not long after Bengals director of player personnel Duke Tobin recently noted that the star quarterback has been involved in the offseason process.

Does that mean Burrow will get 100 percent of what he wants? Probably not, but he’s not sitting idly by while the team goes about its business.

First up? Hendrickson’s agent will apparently meet with the Bengals next week.

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Joe Burrow crushed a grip test for fun just to silence doubters

And the grip test wasn’t lifting his new award.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow has mentioned here and there over the last year that his surgically repaired wrist still limits him a bit.

Burrow being Burrow, he’s talking about the minutia when throwing certain routes and that sort of thing. His Comeback Player of the Year award and droves of game film from a near-MVP-like season say his wrist isn’t limiting him in any major way.

RELATED: Trey Hendrickson issues Bengals ultimatum over contract and trade

But during Super Bowl media days, Burrow actually took a grip strength test just for fun.

As CBS Sports’ John Breech pointed out, Burrow passed and almost surpassed some of the biggest names in the sport:

 

Call it just more proof that Burrow’s wrist and grip strength are just fine.

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Eagles RB Saquon Barkley wins AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year award

Eagles RB Saquon Barkley wins AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year award

Saquon Barkley is one win away from being a Super Bowl champion and now the AP Offensive Player of the Year award winner.

The Associated Press has named Barkley a finalist for the MVP and the league’s Offensive Player of the Year awards.

Barkley led the league with a franchise record of 2,005 rushing yards, making him the ninth player in NFL history to post 2,000+ rushing yards in a season.  Overall, Barkley logged the 8th-most rushing yards in league history, trailing only Eric Dickerson in 1984 (2,105), Adrian Peterson in 2012 (2,097), Jamal Lewis in 2003 (2,066), Barry Sanders in 1997 (2,053), Derrick Henry in 2020 (2,027), Terrell Davis in 1998 (2,008) and Chris Johnson in 2009 (2,006). Note: O.J. Simpson, in 1973 (2,003), was the other member of the 2,000+ yard club. Including playoffs, Barkley’s 2,329 rushing yards (119 in the NFC Wild Card Playoff vs. Green Bay) are the 3rd-most in NFL single-season history, behind Terrell Davis in 1998 (2,476) and 1997 (2,331). He is just 148 rushing yards shy of breaking Davis’ record.

Bengals QB Joe Burrow predicts Chiefs will win Super Bowl LIX

#Bengals QB Joe Burrow shocked viewers on ‘Breakfast Ball’ this week by predicting that the #Chiefs defeat the #Eagles in Super Bowl LIX.

The Kansas City Chiefs have made their fair share of enemies in the early years of their budding dynasty, but that didn’t keep one of the team’s most bitter rivals from paying respect to the defending champions ahead of Super Bowl LIX.

On Thursday, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow appeared on FS1’s Breakfast Ball to share his thoughts on the upcoming matchup between the Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX.

During his appearance, Burrow picked Kansas City to win the Big Game on Sunday and cited the Chiefs’ run defense as the primary advantage for the reigning Super Bowl champions.

Watch this clip of Burrow’s appearance on Breakfast Ball, which was posted to Twitter:

Despite the ongoing rivalry between Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and Burrow, the former LSU Tiger clearly has the utmost respect for what Kansas City has accomplished.

Stay tuned to see if Burrow’s prediction will prove to be correct, or if the Chiefs will fall short in their quest to achieve the NFL’s first-ever Super Bowl three-peat.

One CPOTY voter ranked Russell Wilson over Joe Burrow

The voting ballots have been released and they are…interesting.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow came away with the Comeback Player of the Year award this week, his second time winning it. 

In a refreshing twist, the actual votes from each person involved in the process went public, too.

And while Burrow wound up winning the award, what’s notable is where some dismissed his season while voting for others.

One notable example? The Athletic’s Dianna Russini ranked Burrow third, putting Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold and Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson over him on the ballot.

While Darnold’s comeback is unquestioned, the presence of Wilson on there — the only vote for Wilson on any ballot — will raise some eyebrows.

RELATED: Trey Hendrickson issues Bengals ultimatum over contract and trade

Burrow had an MVP-like season after coming back from a season-ending wrist injury on his throwing arm, pacing the league in passing yards (4,918) and touchdowns (43) with just nine interceptions.

Wilson, in his first year with the Steelers, appeared in 11 games, throwing for 2,482 yards and 16 touchdowns against five interceptions.

Overall, Burrow appeared worse than third place on just a handful of ballots. He was outright omitted from Tony Dungy’s top five — Sam Darnold, J.K. Dobbins, Nick Chubb, Kirk Cousins and Tim Patrick. Ditto for Diante Lee and Adam Schein.

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Joe Burrow wins Comeback Player of the Year

Joe Burrow was up for multiple awards at the NFL Honors, including NFL MVP.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow entered Thursday night’s NFL Honors up for MVP, Offensive Player of the Year, and Comeback Player of the Year awards.

He exited the event with his second CPOTY honor.

While Burrow took that home, the OPOTY went to Saquon Barkley, not Burrow’s teammate Ja’Marr Chase. Josh Allen of the Buffalo Bills won the MVP.

RELATED: Trey Hendrickson issues Bengals ultimatum over contract and trade

By most accounts, Burrow had an MVP-worthy season and was held back by overall team struggles compared to the other finalists. He completed 70.6 percent of his passes over 17 games, throwing for 4,918 yards and 43 touchdowns against nine interceptions, the last two numbers leading all passers.

It was a remarkable campaign for Burrow, who entered it off the season-ending wrist injury. He put together his best season to date and now turns his attention toward contract matters and how they might help the Bengals front office in extension talks with big names around him.

 

 

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Eagles record heartfelt video for Saquon Barkley after he wins Offensive Player of the Year award

Eagles players record a video for Saquon Barkley after he wins Offensive Player of the Year award

The Eagles offensive line paved the way for Saquon Barkley’s 2,000-yard season and a nomination for MVP and Offensive Player of the Year awards.

The Associated Press has named Barkley the NFL’s Offensive Player of the Year.

Afterward, the Eagles players released this video praising their star running back.

Barkley led the league with a franchise record of 2,005 rushing yards, making him the ninth player in NFL history to post 2,000+ rushing yards in a season.  Overall, Barkley logged the 8th-most rushing yards in league history, trailing only Eric Dickerson in 1984 (2,105), Adrian Peterson in 2012 (2,097), Jamal Lewis in 2003 (2,066), Barry Sanders in 1997 (2,053), Derrick Henry in 2020 (2,027), Terrell Davis in 1998 (2,008) and Chris Johnson in 2009 (2,006).

Note: O.J. Simpson, in 1973 (2,003), was the other member of the 2,000+ yard club. Including playoffs, Barkley’s 2,329 rushing yards (119 in the NFC Wild Card Playoff vs. Green Bay) are the 3rd-most in NFL single-season history, behind Terrell Davis in 1998 (2,476) and 1997 (2,331). He is just 148 rushing yards shy of breaking Davis’ record.