Former Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer has some interesting thoughts on Joe Burrow.
Ahead of the Bengals playing the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LVI, Palmer was one of the many media personalities making the rounds.
Asked about Burrow’s future with the Bengals during an appearance on NBC’s “Brother From Another” show, Burrow dropped the following quote:
“I think Joe’s gonna sit back after this game, win or lose and be like ‘man, am I gonna re-sign with this team? Are they willing to do what it takes to continuously build to get back to the next Super Bowl? Next year and the year after that and the year after that? How are they willing to structure salary cap wise to be able to afford me, but to also be able to afford Ja’Marr Chase when he comes up or Tee Higgins or maybe even re-do this offensive line?'”
Palmer probably could’ve delivered the quote better, undoubtedly. Burrow isn’t leaving Cincinnati and the Bengals won’t have any problems retaining him and the core — the front office has given off no hints this will be an issue to manage.
Still, there will be a due-process situation both player (and his reps) and the team takes when thinking about the future.
Regardless, days before the Super Bowl was a weird time to bring it up and given how Palmer’s time ended with the Bengals, fans were understandably not thrilled.
Here’s a sampling of the reaction:
