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.”
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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.