Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow already has Cleveland Browns coaches talking about him before the summer really gets going.
Burrow, a high-profile quarterback move in an offseason full of them, already seems to have a heavyweight presence in the AFC North given comments by Browns defensive coordinator Joe Woods.
Woods spoke with the media recently and Burrow came up alongside a name like Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson.
“With Cincinnati, we know Joe Burrow and all the clout with him and what he did in college last year,” Woods said, according to Daryl Ruiter of 92.3 The Fan. “Obviously, he is going to be a great player in this league.”
While Woods and the Browns still hope they have a great player with Baker Mayfield, Zac Taylor and Co. spent the offseason beefing up the Bengals roster to provide better odds Burrow can do the same.
And the Bengals are going to need Burrow right away against the Browns in the Battle of Ohio. Cincinnati could only split the season series last year and in 2018, Cleveland swept the season series for the first time since 2002.
We’ll find out early next season if the Bengals can get back to dominating the series as the rivals meet in Week 2 and Week 7, settling things before the calendar turns to November.
One thing we can glean from this? The Browns are already taking the Burrow threat seriously.
