Bengals OL gives surprisingly blunt perspective on Joe Burrow trade rumors
The Bengals big man didn’t hold back his thoughts.
Bengals OL gives surprisingly blunt perspective on Joe Burrow trade rumors originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Cincinnati Bengals have everything in place — especially on the offensive side of the ball — to be an annual contender in the AFC.
With the current young offensive nucleus of QB Joe Burrow and wide receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, the Bengals finished the 2021 season with a (10-7) record and made a magical run through the playoffs to reach the Super Bowl, before ultimately falling to the Rams by three points in the big game. The following season, it looked like the Bengals were ready to pick up where they left off. They cruised to a (12-4) regular season finish in 2022 and made it to the AFC Championship, before falling by just three points yet again, this time to the Chiefs .
Somehow, the Bengals front office has been able to keep their young core in tact by giving Burrow, Chase and Higgins massive paydays to stay in Cincinnati, but the results over the last few years have fallen off significantly. Burrow’s 2023 season was cut short due to a wrist ligament tear and he missed significant time last year with a turf toe injury that required surgery. Perhaps the most frustrating year was in 2024, where Burrow put up a MVP-caliber season with 4,918 yards, 43 touchdowns, nine interceptions and a QB rating of 108.
5. But the Bengals couldn’t stop anyone on defense and the cracks on the roster from the money allotted to the big three offensive payers started to show. The Bengals are coming off a (6-11) record and three straight seasons where they missed the playoffs, so naturally, Burrow’s name began popping up in trade rumors this offseason.