Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow isn’t likely to win the MVP award due to how it can emphasize the record of each candidate’s team.
But that won’t stop many from pounding the table for Burrow to be a rare exception.
Take, for example, former player and Super Bowl champion Richard Sherman, who just used his primetime audience on a national stage this week to campaign for Burrow.
“Statistically, Joe Burrow should be the MVP,” Sherman said. “His team has just let him down. He’s got 30 touchdowns, five interceptions, you can say what you want. You can boo what you want. The numbers are the numbers…”
Sherman isn’t alone in this when it comes to Burrow, but it’s unlikely to sway voters.
Perhaps if the Bengals win out and miss the playoffs, Burrow might stand a chance. But his team is losing players to injury left and right before Week 14, making the task all the more difficult.