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Joe Burrow is the future of the Cincinnati Bengals. When they selected him No. 1 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft, everyone knew he would be. After a good — not great — start to his rookie season, things came to a screeching halt when the LSU product tore his ACL, ending his first season in the league.
Since then, Burrow has been working tirelessly to get back onto the football field. He continues to check the boxes that’ll need to be checked before his return to the game field, including going through drills at mandatory minicamp.
And based off the videos below, the 24-year-old signal caller looks good in his return. His mobility probably isn’t at 100 percent, but it’s certainly heading in that direction. Check it out.
At the start of OTAs Joe Burrow told us his knee is around 85%. First day of minicamp today 👇🏼 with training camp a little over a month away. pic.twitter.com/hyPtw0RNtf
— Lindsay Patterson (@LndsPatterson) June 15, 2021
Joe Burrow and the quarterbacks working on naked bootlegs. #Bengals pic.twitter.com/uvFACF0tUH
— Tyler Dragon (@TheTylerDragon) June 15, 2021
Joey B slanging it. pic.twitter.com/utyueq9l2Q
— Keenan Singleton (@KJMSingleton) June 15, 2021
With his new — and former — receiver JaMarr Chase now in the fold alongside Tee Higgins, Tyler Boyd and Joe Mixon, Burrow will have plenty weapons to utilize in Cincinnati’s offense. If the additions of Riley Reiff and Jackson Carman can help the offensive line hold up better, we could see a sizable leap from Burrow in Year 2.
His first priority is to get back to 100 percent and stay there, but it’s hard not to get excited for this group’s long-term future.
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