Joe Burrow might be a boy from his hometown, but for daddy Jimmy Burrow, it’s time to move.
The Ohio native signed a four-year, $ 36.1 million contract with the Cincinnati Bengals on Tuesday after a phenomenal year that saw him win a national championship with the LSU Tigers and become No. 1 in the draft of the 2020 NFL.
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“It was a process,” Jimmy Burrow told ESPN’s WNXX of the negotiations. “There was a language that had to be ironed out. As a parent, you get a little nervous when it’s not a done deal.
Finalizing the deal seemed like a sigh of relief for Elder Burrow, who joked, “We finally got him out of our basement.
The Bengals will likely go with Burrow as a starting quarterback after the team freed veteran Andy Dalton shortly after the draft. Head coach Zac Taylor has put his weight behind the rookie’s performance ability, saying this will be the last time the franchise gets the top pick.
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“We see this as the only time you’re going to have a player of this caliber and add him to the program. It’s a big deal, ”Taylor said at the time.
Burrow was named the winner of the Heisman Trophy and led the country with 5,671 passing yards and set an NCAA record with 60 touchdown passes in 15 starts last season and his dad says he’s ready to play at the football now that the logistics of his contract are settled.
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“Robin and I are happy. Joe is happy. He’s just happy to have this role behind him,” he said. “He installed a lot of the playbook. He also threw with two of his high school buddies at their old third and fourth grade training ground.”
