Bengals get major update on Joe Burrow's future in Cincinnati from ESPN insider

Bengals get major update on Joe Burrow's future in Cincinnati from ESPN insider originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Quarterbacks of Joe Burrow's caliber are rarely traded.

That didn't stop some pestering trade rumors involving the Cincinnati Bengals QB in recent months. In reality, they probably were just rumors, nothing more. ESPN's Jeremy Fowler wrote in a new article on Thursday: "Common sense prevails here in league circles: Burrow, who turns 30 in December, is one of the league's elite passers, and no smart team would trade him, even if the player requested a move.

" The Bengals have built an offense around Burrow meant to help him thrive. Most teams don't pay two wide receivers top dollar, but Cincy did that with Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins. Cincinnati also did what it could to improve its roster this offseason.

"The Bengals sensed the urgency to build a winner around Burrow this offseason, acquiring significant defensive improvements in free agency and via trade," Fowler writes. "The move for defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence was the centerpiece. The offense returns all 11 starters from last year.