Innocent mistake or something more?
That’s a question worth raising an eyebrow over on the cusp of Super Bowl LVI between the Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams.
Giving a televised speech after winning the Comeback Player of the Year Award, Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow walked away from the mic…without the trophy.
Astute onlookers pointed something out right away — Burrow’s laser-focused on only one trophy, not individual prizes.
Maybe it was a simple gaffe by Burrow, but it sure meshes with the mentality he’s carried all season. After winning the franchise’s first playoff game in 31 years, for example, Burrow shrugged it off and said their eyes are on something much bigger.
Ja’Marr Chase, for what it’s worth, walked away from his speech with his Offenisve Rookie of the Year trophy, which we point out to show that it wasn’t a rule of the broadcast that winners don’t walk back to their seats without the hardware.
Either way, the Lombardi Trophy is right there for Burrow and the Bengals to take.
.@JoeyB has his eyes set on something bigger 👀🏆
(via @bengals) pic.twitter.com/UzxS1M8Gb3
— B/R Gridiron (@brgridiron) February 11, 2022
