While the Cincinnati Bengals are gearing up for Super Bowl LVI against the Los Angeles Rams, one former player has quite a bit to say about Joe Burrow’s future with the organization.
Former Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer believes Burrow may be hesitant to re-sign with the team when that time comes.
“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?’” Palmer said on the Brother From Another podcast this week. “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 (Burrow) but also … Ja’Marr Chase when he comes up, or Tee Higgins, or maybe even redo this offensive line that’s given up a league-leading 54 sacks this year.
“Joe’s not thinking about this one Super Bowl. Joe is thinking about getting seven.”
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It’s safe to say that the Bengals are not considering parting ways with Burrow. At only 25 years old, Burrow led the franchise to the playoffs in his second season, while coming off a torn ACL and MCL in his rookie campaign.
He is already a legend with the franchise whether the team wins or loses on Sunday.
Palmer spent eight seasons in Cincinnati from 2003-10, and led the Bengals to the playoffs twice, but would demand a trade at the end of his tenure with the team and was ultimately being dealt to the Oakland Raiders. Palmer played two years in Oakland before finding spending his final five seasons with the Arizona Cardinals before retiring in 2018.
In the playoffs, Burrow has completed 75 of 109 passes (68.8%) for 842 yards and four touchdowns. He’s tossed four touchdowns and two interceptions.
