NFL star Joe Burrow is excited by the arrival of Irv Smith Jr.
After the departure of Hayden Hurst to the Carolina Panthers, the Cincinnati Bengals had a vacancy to fill at the tight end position. Therefore they opted to sign 24-year-old on a one-year, $1.75 million deal and he is looking to rebound after suffering a series of injuries. He has been limited to just 37 appearances, 15 of them from the start, over the course of his first four seasons in the league.
Despite the former Minnesota Vikings second-round pick’s injury history, Burrow, who is currently negotiating a new deal with the Bengals, has been impressed with what he has seen from his new teammate so far. “Irv, first of all, he’s upstairs all day every day learning the offense, watching tape with [tight ends coach] James [Casey]. So that’s exciting to hear,” Burrow said in a press conference earlier this week.
