Joe Burrow holds press conference as mandatory minicamp starts for Bengals

NOW WE’VE BEEN WAITING FOR JOE BURROW TO FILE AND FINALLY IS HERE. LET’S GO AHEAD AND GO TO THAT PRESS CONFERENCE. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO WHEN I’M WORKING OUT? I DEFINITELY WEAR HAIRS, GETTING A LITTLE LONG, TOO LONG TO TO NOT ANY PARTICULAR REASON WHY THESE GUYS WANT TO GO. YEAH. I NEED SOMETHING NEW. AND THAT SAME HAIRCUT FOR A WHILE. SO TO CHANGE IT UP, WE’LL SEE HOW IT GOES. WHAT DID YOU GET? WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO IN THE US? THESE ARE NOW. I MEAN, WHAT TOOK YOUR TIME DURING THE OFFSEASON? OH, JUST LIKE IN THE AIR. YOU BUILD YOUR BODY BACK UP, FIND STRENGTH WHERE THERE WERE WEAKNESSES AND THEN YOU START THROWING AS YOU GET CLOSER TO TO THIS TIME OF YEAR. SO WE’VE BEEN DOING FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND THEN YOU FIND AND WHERE WHERE YOU CAN IMPROVE AND YOU KNOW, FIND LITTLE THINGS EVERY YEAR THAT YOU THINK CAN HELP YOU WIN. WHEN YOU REFLECTED ON IT, YOU SAID YOU FEEL LIKE YOU WERE AS A QUARTERBACK LAST SEASON WHEN YOU THOUGHT ABOUT THE STEPS YOU TOOK IN THE WAY YOU. YEAH, I THINK, YOU KNOW, I HAD MY BEST YEAR LAST YEAR. I THINK I’VE IMPROVED EVERY YEAR AND STILL A LOT OF ROOM TO GROW. THERE’S ALWAYS ROOM TO IMPROVE EVERY, EVERY, EVERY OFFSEASON, EVERY GAME, EVERY WEEK. YOU JUST TRY TO FIND A WAY TO GET BETTER EVERY YEAR. IT’S JUST ABOUT YOUR GAME TO MAKE THE MOST OF THE ASPECT OF IT, WHICH WE’RE REALLY PROUD OF. I THINK I JUST BECAME MORE. AWARE OF SITUATIONAL FOOTBALL OF, YOU KNOW, WHEN I COULD TAKE A SACK, WHEN I CAN’T FIND IN THE BACK, WHEN MAYBE I CAN MAKE A PLAY IN A CERTAIN MOMENT WHEN IN A DIFFERENT PART OF THE GAME, I WOULD NOT TRY TO MAKE THAT POINT. I THINK I TOOK STRIDES THERE AND I THINK THERE ARE MORE STRIDES TO TAKE IN THAT AREA. YOUR LONG TERM. ANY FEEDBACK FROM THE QUARTERBACKS OFFSEASON OR ANY TIME PLAYING YOU GO TO THAT? WELL FOR NOW IS YOUR REFLECTION ON YOUR PLAY NOT TOO MUCH, BUT IT’S ALWAYS WELCOME. IT DOES HAPPEN. I WOULDN’T SAY I SEEK IT OUT, BUT YOU KNOW, THERE’S CERTAIN GUYS THAT ARE OUT OF THE LEAGUE NOW AND HAVE PLAYED A LOT OF FOOTBALL AND UNDERSTAND THE GAME AND CAN HELP GUYS OUT AND WHEN WHEN THEY DO REACH OUT AND GIVE YOU A NUGGET HERE OR THERE, YOU LISTEN AND YOU WELCOME IT BASICALLY. ARE YOU BACK TO WHERE YOU WERE LAST YEAR? PRE-SURGERY? ARE YOU AHEAD OF THAT? OBVIOUSLY, RIGHT NOW I’M AHEAD OF THAT. YOU KNOW, I’M FEELING REALLY GOOD. I FEEL STRONG. I FEEL STABLE, FEEL GROUNDED. I’M EXCITED ABOUT HOW MY BODY’S FEELING. YOU KNOW, THIS IS A KNOCK ON WOOD THING. BUT I MEAN, TO HAVE A FULL, HEALTHY. YEAH, WE SAID THAT LAST YEAR TO NOW HAS WHAT COULD THAT MEAN YOU. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT IS IS KIND OF A BOX YOU REALLY WANT TO CHECK THAT COULD COULD DO SOMETHING FOR YOU. YEAH. I MEAN HAVE HAVING A FULL FULL OFFSEASON AND A FULL TRAINING CAMP IS SO BENEFICIAL IN SO MANY WAYS AND IT’S JUST NOT REALLY SOMETHING THAT I’VE HAD YET. SO I’M EXCITED TO TO HOPEFULLY HAVE THAT THIS YEAR AND BE ABLE TO MAKE THOSE STRIDES IN CAMP. WHEREAS LAST YEAR I WAS JUST TRYING TO, TO GET BACK TO WHERE I WAS PRE CAMP. SO I’M EXCITED, YOU KNOW, FIND THAT IMPROVEMENT DURING THOSE 4 TO 6 WEEKS WHEN I HAVEN’T REALLY HAD THAT YET. YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC GOAL IN MIND, JOE, IN TERMS OF LIKE, I’M THE MUSCLE MASS YOU PUT ON AND REALLY DRIVEN THE GOAL IN MIND. HAVE YOU ACHIEVED AT THIS POINT OR IS STILL WORKING TOWARD NO, I WOULDN’T SAY I HAD A SPECIFIC GOAL. IT’S ALWAYS JUST FEELING AS GOOD AND AS STRONG AND AS HEALTHY AS YOU CAN. GOING INTO THE YEAR. AND YOU KNOW, I HAVE A GREAT TRAINER THAT, YOU KNOW, REALLY THINKS ABOUT MY BODY AND WATCHES MY GAME AND UNDERSTANDS WHAT PART OF MY BODY CAN GET STRONGER AND GET MORE STABLE AND SO I’M REALLY, REALLY LUCKY TO HAVE DAK TO MY TRAINERS BACK, REALLY LUCKY TO HAVE HIM. I’VE BEEN TRAINING WITH HIM SINCE I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL NOW AND SO HE REALLY UNDERSTANDS MY BODY AND AND WHAT I NEED TO DO TO IMPROVE AND STAY AT THIS LEVEL. I FEEL LIKE YOUR PHILOSOPHY, YOUR THROWING PHILOSOPHY, HAS INCREASED. YEAH, I FEEL LIKE THAT’S GOING GETTING BETTER EVERY YEAR. YOU I TRY TO IMPROVE EVERY AREA OF MY GAME EVERY OFFSEASON. IT’S NOT LIKE I GO INTO AN OFFSEASON. YOU KNOW, THERE’S OBVIOUSLY SPECIFIC THINGS THAT YOU WANT TO WORK ON, BUT YOU KNOW, AS A AS A WHOLE, I’M WORKING ON EVERY PART OF MY GAME, EVERY PART OF MY BODY TO JUST IMPROVE IT ALL AND THAT HOPEFULLY WILL IN TURN CREATE MORE CONSISTENCY AND MAKE ME A BETTER PLAYER. ALSO, THERE’S A LOT OF CHATTER ABOUT YOUR CONTRACT SITUATION AS YOU WERE UP FOR EXTENSION. HOW ABOUT IF YOU WERE KIND OF THOSE TALKS AND GIVING INPUT? IS THERE A TIMELINE WHICH YOU’D LIKE TO SEE THAT POTENTIALLY DONE? RIGHT? YEAH, WE’RE YOU KNOW, I’M INVOLVED. THAT’S, YOU KNOW, IT’S IN THE WORKS THAT’S NOT REALLY SOMETHING THAT I LIKE TO PLAY OUT IN THE MEDIA. THAT’S SOMETHING JUST THE WAY I THINK THEY WANT TO DO BUSINESS. I WANT TO DO BUSINESS. WE PREFER TO KEEP THAT BETWEEN US. ON THAT NOTE, IS THERE SOMETHING THAT MATTERS TO YOU MOST WITH THAT? BECAUSE THERE’S A MILLION DIFFERENT WAYS THAT THESE THINGS CAN BE. IS THERE SOMETHING THAT IS THE MAIN THING THAT YOU WANT THAT MATTERS TO YOU WITH THIS? DO YOU THINK THERE’S A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS IT COULD WORK OUT? WE’LL SEE. WE’LL SEE HOW IT PLAYS OUT. CONGRESS ARE, YOU KNOW, IS OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF YOU GUYS YOUR DRAFT LAST YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO SHOOT AS YOU’RE GOING THROUGH THE SEASON KIND GIVING INPUT. HOW CONFIDENT ARE YOU ABLE TO KIND OF KEEP THE COURT TOGETHER, BEING ABLE TO ALLOCATE THAT? HOW MUCH IS THAT BEING A TOP OF MIND, IF ANY, AS YOU KNOW? YEAH, IT’S DEFINITELY, YOU KNOW, WHENEVER YOU HAVE GUYS ON THE TEAM THAT NEED TO BE PAID, THAT’S ALWAYS ON YOUR MIND. YOU WANT THAT TO, TO BE A FOCAL POINT. AND SO WE’RE WE’RE WORKING TO TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE LAST COUPLE OF SEASONS, ESPECIALLY IN THE BIG GAMES AND BEEN WHEN YOU THINK FORWARD TO THIS UPCOMING SEASON, HOW DID THOSE THOSE THOSE LOSSES HELPED FUEL YOU AND KEEP THAT MOTIVATIONAL DRIVE TOWARDS THAT ULTIMATE GOAL FOR YOU? YEAH, WE WE KNOW WHAT IT TAKES TO GET THERE. WE’VE BEEN THERE DONE THAT, HAVEN’T QUITE GOTTEN OVER THAT LAST HUMP YET. AND SO THAT’S THAT’S WHERE WE’RE WE’RE HEADED. WHATEVER WE GOT TO DO TO TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN, WHETHER IT’S YOU KNOW, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT WHAT DAY AND OFF SEASON OR WHAT THING YOU WORKED ON IS GOING TO END UP HELPING YOUR GUYS MAKE THAT LAST PLAY IN THAT LAST GAME TO GET YOU OVER THAT HUMP. AND SO YOU GOT TO STAY DISCIPLINED AND MAINTAIN YOUR WORK ETHIC THROUGH THE ENTIRE OFFSEASON BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT GUY, WHAT OPPORTUNITY YOU’RE GOING TO BE PUT INTO TO MAKE THAT PLAY. HOW IS YOUR OFF SEASON, SPECIFICALLY WORKOUTS EVOLVED OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS OR HAVE THEY ALL YEAH, THEY DO. THEY EVOLVE EVERY YEAR. I THINK I’M I’M GETTING THE HANG OF WHAT MY WHAT I WANT MY OFFSEASON TO LOOK LIKE WHAT WHAT I WANT ROUTINE TO LOOK LIKE WHAT I WANT MY MY BODY TO FEEL LIKE GOING INTO CAMP JUST BECOMING MORE AWARE OF MY TRAINING, MY BODY, HOW MY ARM IS FEELING, HOW MY MY KNEES ARE FEELING. YOU KNOW, WE’RE EVOLVING EVERY YEAR TO TO TRY TO MAKE MYSELF BETTER. YOU YOU HAVE TO CHANGE ANYTHING WITH A STRENGTH REGIMEN AT ALL WITH ANYTHING LIKE THAT OR RUNNING OR. OH, NO, NOT TOO MUCH. THERE’S THERE’S LITTLE THINGS THAT WE CHANGE EVERY YEAR THAT, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, I TRUST MY GUY TO, TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS. AND, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT YOU KNOW, I WANT TO WORK ON AND GET STRONGER EVERY YEAR, TOO. SO I’D MAKE THAT KNOWN. AND WE GO FROM THERE. VERY EXCELLENT. IN THE ORLANDO BROWN SIGNING, WHICH SURPRISED THE EAGLES, MADE SUCH A SPLASH. I’LL HAVE THAT’S A LOT AFTER SPENDING SO MUCH LAST YEAR. YEAH, IT WAS EXCITING. YOU KNOW HE’S BEEN EVERYTHING YOU COULD, YOU COULD HOPE FOR SO FAR. HE’S A GREAT LOCKER ROOM GUY. BIG, STRONG THINGS ARE GOING GREAT. LOVE, LOVE THAT GUY. SO I’M EXCITED TO GET OUT AND PLAY WITH THEM. WHAT ABOUT YOUR FOUNDATION? I KNOW WITH SNAP BENEFITS GOING BACK TO FREEDOM PRE DEMICK PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS, HAVE YOU GUYS SEEN MORE OF A NEED AS FAR AS PEOPLE WITH FOOD INSECURITY? YEAH, I THINK YOU KNOW THAT’S OBVIOUSLY BIG FOCUS OF OF THE FOUNDATION THEN ALSO YOU KNOW MENTAL HEALTH AND THEN ALSO YOU KNOW JUST JUST BROAD THINGS THAT WE THINK WE CAN HELP WITH, WHETHER IT’S, YOU KNOW, MEDICAL BILLS OR OR SCHOLARSHIPS OR WHATEVER IT MAY BE TO TO HELP PEOPLE. I THINK WE HAVE OUR MAIN FOCUSES. AND THEN THINGS THAT ALSO AT OUR DISCRETION, WE THINK COULD COULD HELP PEOPLE. ARE THERE IS THERE MORE OF A NEED RIGHT NOW THAN YOU THINK BEFORE? LIKE DURING THE PANDEMIC? I DON’T KNOW IF I WOULD SAY MORE OF A NEED. I THINK THERE’S ALWAYS A NEED IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTRY TO TO HELP THOSE OF PEOPLE THAT THAT NEED IT. BUT THOSE ARE THOSE ARE ALWAYS THINGS THAT ARE ON OUR MIND. LAST YEAR WAS A BIG YEAR FOR Y’ALL FEEL YOU’RE OUR NATION, DIFFERENT PARTNERSHIPS, ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF. LIKE WHAT DID YOU LEARN LAST YEAR? YOU KIND OF TOOK MORE STEPS INTO, YOU KNOW, GETTING MORE THINGS GOING, YOU KNOW, JUST GETTING MORE COMFORTABLE WITH THE ROUTINE OF THE NFL. AND YOU WHERE I CAN FIND TIME TO TO DO THAT KIND OF STUFF, YOU KNOW, AS YOU GET OLDER, YOU YOU START TO HAVE A LITTLE MORE FREE TIME. YOU KNOW, YOUR ROUTINE IS GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, THE OFFSEASON IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE, YOU KNOW, THE SEASON IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE, YOU KNOW, WHAT POINTS OF THE OFFSEASON YOU REALLY NEED TO LOCK IN ON YOUR TRAINING AND AND WHAT PARTS YOU MAYBE HAVE A LITTLE MORE OFF TIME AND YOU CAN GO DO THINGS THAT THAT YOU ENJOY DOING FOR A WHILE EARLIER. SO YOU NEVER WHAT DAY IS GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE LATER IN THE SEASON ANY EXAMPLES ALONG THOSE LINES WHERE SOME RANDOM MOTIVE PRACTICE OR SOMETHING YOU REALLY NOTICED THAT HAD AN IMPACT? YEAH, I MEAN, YOU, YOU, YOU REP THESE, THESE ROUTES AND YOU WRITE THESE THINGS IN INDIVIDUAL, WHETHER IT’S A CERTAIN OFF SCHEDULE, PLAY OR THROW OR AN ARM SLOT OR POCKET MOVEMENT THAT YOU GOT. AND LIKE I SAID, YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT’S GOING TO COME UP DURING A GAME AND WHEN, YOU KNOW, THE DEFENSIVE LINEMEN, WHEN IN CERTAIN WAYS AND YOUR BODY’S IN A DIFFERENT WAY AND YOU’RE IT JUST EVERY PLAY IS UNIQUE. AND SO YOU REALLY HAVE TO HAVE YOUR IMAGINATION IN YOUR TRAINING IN THE OFFSEASON TO TO PREPARE YOURSELVES THOSE MOMENTS BECAUSE YOU KNOW, YOU CAN TAKE A THREE STEP DROP AND THROW THE THROW OUT ROUTE ON TIME EVERY TIME. BUT THAT’S NOT THAT’S NOT REALITY. AND IN THE NFL, YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE HAVE SOME IMAGINATION IN THE OFFSEASON BY YOURSELF WITH GUYS ON AIR TO TO MAKE THOSE REPS COUNT OBVIOUSLY ORLANDO BROWN SIGNING WAS EXCITING LIKE YOU MENTIONED BUT IT BEING A POSITION CHANGE DEFINITELY FOR JOE WILLIAMS I’M SURE YOU TALK TO HIM. WHAT ARE THOSE CONVERSATIONS BEEN LIKE AND HOW HAS THAT BEEN TIME YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, WE LOVE JONAH. JONAH’S BEEN A BIG PART OF OUR SUCCESS FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. AND SO, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY WE WE HAVE HIM BACK. BUT, YOU KNOW, BUSINESS IS BUSINESS. AND, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER JONAH THINKS IS BEST FOR HIS CAREER IS WHAT WHAT HE’S GOING TO DO AND WILL MOST SUPPORT HIM. AND IN WHATEVER HE DECIDES. OKAY, NERVE SMITH, BRING TO THE TABLE THIS YEAR. YOU KNOW, FIRST FIRST OF ALL, HE’S UPSTAIRS ALL DAY, EVERY DAY LEARNING THE OFFENSE, WATCHING TAPE WITH WITH WITH JAMES. AND SO THAT’S EXCITING TO HEAR. AND HE’S LOOKING SMOOTH, BIG, STRONG, ATHLETIC, SMOOTH HANDS. SO WE’RE EXCITED TO HAVE THAT GUY. WOULD YOU WHEN THEY ADDED CHARLIE JONES AND JAMES HOW THEY KIND OF LOOK IN PRACTICE SO FAR. YEAH I THINK I THOUGHT ALL THE THE GUYS WE’VE SIGNED ON OFFENSE THAT ARE ROOKIES HAVE HAVE LOOKED REALLY GOOD SO FAR THERE HAVEN’T REALLY BEEN ANY MAJOR BUSTS AS FAR AS RUNNING THE WRONG ROUTE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. AND SO THAT’S THE FIRST STEP, LEARNING THE OFFENSE AND THEN, YOU KNOW, AS THEY START TO DO THAT, THEY’RE GOING TO START TO PLAY FASTER AND MORE AND MORE SURE OF THEMSELVES. BUT THEY’VE LOOKED VERY SMOOTH. SO FAR. CATCHING THE BALL OR RUNNING THE BALL HAVE. A GOOD FEEL FOR IT BECAUSE YOUR FOURTH YEAR, IS IT KIND OF DIFFERENT WORKING WITH GUYS WHO ARE COMING OUT OF COLLEGE DOING OFFENSE, LIKE KIND OF TEACHING THEM IN SOME WAYS DIFFERENT VERSUS FIRST COUPLE OF YEARS WE RUN THE OFFENSE? NO, I WOULDN’T SAY IT’S DIFFERENT. I WOULD SAY THIS THIS IS KIND OF FIT RIGHT IN AND AND THEY’RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO TO FIND THEIR PLACE ON THE TEAM. COACH TAYLOR HAS TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE CONTINUATION OF THIS STAFF. WHAT WAS YOUR REACTION? YOU KNOW, DAN BRIAN BACK DESPITE THEM BEING IN A LOT OF TALKS. YEAH, IT WAS BIG FOR US. YOU KNOW, THOSE BOTH THOSE GUYS ARE HAVE PLAYED AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN AND WHAT WE’RE DOING HERE. AND HAVE HELPED ME THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, GIVEN ME, YOU KNOW, KNOWLEDGE AND NUGGETS AND AND ON GAME DAY AS WELL. SO YOU KNOW WHEN WHEN YOU HAVE SO MUCH CARRYOVER IN YOUR STAFF, IT MAKES LIFE ON ON ME A LOT EASIER. YEAH. TIME WITH JOSH YOU DIDN’T TALK TO HIM AT ALL IN THE WAY THAT HE WENT THROUGH THE CONTRACT STUFF AND ALL THAT AS HE KIND OF WENT THROUGH THAT OFFSEASON, HOW MUCH TO PICK HIS BRAIN ABOUT, KIND OF HOW THAT WAS LIKE AND WHAT HE WAS LIKE DOING. NO, I HAVEN’T HAVEN’T REALLY TALKED TO HIM ABOUT IT. I’M, YOU KNOW, I’M PRETTY CLEAR ON ON WHAT I WANT. AND IN THE CONTRACT AND AND WHAT I THINK IS BEST FOR FOR MYSELF AND THE TEAM. AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE’RE WE’RE ON THE ROAD TO MAKING THAT HAPPEN. IS THIS HAVING BEEN KIND OF THE WAY THAT THE TANDEM CAME UP THE AFC TITLE GAME, WHAT YOU NEEDED THAT WAS AN EXAMPLE OF KIND OF WHY YOU KIND OF KEEP WITH THOSE GUYS TOP OF MIND AS YOU GO THROUGH ALL THIS. YEAH, YOU GOT TO HAVE GOOD PLAYERS. YOU CAN’T, YOU SEE. I MEAN, IT DOESN’T MATTER HOW GOOD GOOD YOUR QUARTERBACK IS IF YOU HAVE GOOD PLAYERS AROUND THEM, YOU’RE NOT GOING TO BE VERY GOOD TEAM. AND A CHANGE IN THE QUARTERBACK ROOM. YOU HAVE GOOD QUARTERBACK ROOM FOR YOUR CAREER AND A LITTLE BIT OF A CHANGE NOW. WHAT’S YOUR REACTION TO THE THE ADDITIONS AND MOVE ON OF OTHERS? YEAH, YOU KNOW TREVOR IS FIT RIGHT IN INTO THE THE CULTURE THAT WE BUILT IN THAT ROOM. SO YOU KNOW THAT’S ALWAYS THAT’S ALWAYS THE ONE PART THAT YOU’RE NOT SURE OF AND WHEN THERE’S A CHANGE, YOU KNOW, YOU GET USED TO THE CULTURE AND INTERACTING IN THAT ROOM AND YOU KNOW, HE’S FIT RIGHT IN. SO IT’S BEEN GREAT THIS AT THE START OF OTAS LAST YEAR, YOU SAID YOU’RE EXPECTING MORE COVER TWO AND YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE BETTER IN ALL THE SITUATIONS. AND THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED OVER THE COURSE OF THE SEASON. YOU KNOW, 101.3 YEAH, I DON’T KNOW. THIS YEAR WE’LL SEE. I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE STARTED TO GET YOU KNOW, TEAMS WERE PLAYING US SO DIFFERENTLY EVERY WEEK. WE’RE JUST GOING TO BE GREAT AT ADAPTING LIKE WE HAVE BEEN AND, YOU KNOW, WE GOT THE GREAT, GREAT COACHING STAFF UP THERE THAT HAS BEEN THROUGH IT THAT, YOU KNOW, UNDERSTANDS THOSE ADJUSTMENTS AND, YOU KNOW, NOW WE HAVE REPS UNDER OUR BELT AS FAR AS, YOU KNOW, PLAYERS WISE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE IF WE SEE SOMETHING ON THE FIELD, WE CAN COME OFF AND VOCALIZE THAT A LITTLE A LITTLE FASTER NOW THAT WE HAVE MORE REPS UNDER A BELT. WHAT WAS THE REACTION LIKE THIS KIND OF KNUCKLEBALL WAY TO GOING VIRAL AFTER UPSIDE? YES. YEAH, THAT WAS FUN. I WAS HAPPY. I WAS THERE. IT WAS FUN. WHAT’S THAT? WHAT’S UP BY LIKE WHEN YOU’RE THERE, IT’S, YOU KNOW, IT’S A BIG EVENT. THERE’S A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE SAY, WHAT’S THAT FEEL LIKE WHEN YOU’RE LIKE, IT’S DIFFERENT FROM FROM FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL AND ALL? I GUESS I HAVEN’T BEEN TO A BASKETBALL GAME IN A WHILE, BUT YOU KNOW, YOU’RE RIGHT UP CLOSE TO THE ACTION AND IT’S LIFE OR DEATH IN THERE. SO IT’S YOU KNOW, IT’S A DIFFERENT VIBE FOR SURE. IT’S A LOT OF FUN TO GO TO. YOU TAKE A LEAP OF FAITH. DID YOU DO YOU YOU DO YOU WOULD GO MAKE ANY OF THAT STUFF IN YOUR DREAMS? NAH. NO. DIDN’T HAVE ANY BROKEN HANDS OUT THERE. JOE, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE POTENTIAL OF THIS TEAM, THOSE NEW FACES, YOU KNOW, DOES IT FEEL LIKE YOU’VE HAD THESE FOR THESE THREE SEASONS UNDER YOUR BELT? DOES IT FEEL LIKE YOU’RE GOING INTO HERE FOR IT? YEAH. I’M FEELING REALLY COMFORTABLE. BUT, YOU KNOW, LIKE YOU SAID, WHENEVER YOU HAVE A LOT OF NEW FACES, YOU DO HAVE TO KIND OF FIND WHAT YOUR CULTURE IS GOING TO BE LIKE AS A LOCKER ROOM. YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE A LOT OF NEW FACES IN THERE, A LOT OF NEW ROOKIES, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF NEW FACES ON DEFENSE. SO YOU HAVE TO TO BUILD THAT CULTURE FROM THE GROUND UP. AND THAT’S WHAT THIS THIS TIME RIGHT NOW IS ALL ABOUT, JUST GETTING AROUND THE GUYS, GETTING TO KNOW THEM, GETTING TO KNOW WHO THEY ARE AS PEOPLE, WHO THEY ARE AS PLAYERS AND AND FINDING THEIR PLACE ON THE TEAM AND BUILDING THAT CULTURE. CAN YOU CONFIRM OR DENY THAT YOU TRIED UFC MOVES ON JAMARCUS YEAH, WE WE MESSED AROUND EVERY NOW AND THEN. ALL RIGHT. THANKS, JOE. THANKS

Joe Burrow holds press conference as mandatory minicamp starts for Bengals

Updated: 1:34 PM EDT Jun 13, 2023

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is speaking to the media as the team begins its mandatory minicamp ahead of the 2023 season.Watch Burrow's press conference belowBurrow already captured the thoughts of Bengals fans during the team's OTAs last month, as a six-second video of Cincinnati's star QB sporting a new, grown-out hairdo was posted by the team and sent fans into a frenzy, with the post getting thousands of likes in mere minutes.Off the field, it's been an eventful lead-up to the season for Burrow. Last week, the inaugural Joe Burrow Foundation golf invitational was hosted at Coldstream Country Club and featured celebrity guests such as LSU head football coach Brian Kelly, Thursday Night Football color commentator and Ohio native Krik Herbstreit. His foundation also relaunched the Let's Do Good competition, in collaboration with Where I'm From apparel, which ended on June 6. It hasn't been announced how much was raised this year, but over $65,000 was raised in 2022.

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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is speaking to the media as the team begins its mandatory minicamp ahead of the 2023 season.

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Burrow already captured the thoughts of Bengals fans during the team's OTAs last month, as a six-second video of Cincinnati's star QB sporting a new, grown-out hairdo was posted by the team and sent fans into a frenzy, with the post getting thousands of likes in mere minutes.

Off the field, it's been an eventful lead-up to the season for Burrow. Last week, the inaugural Joe Burrow Foundation golf invitational was hosted at Coldstream Country Club and featured celebrity guests such as LSU head football coach Brian Kelly, Thursday Night Football color commentator and Ohio native Krik Herbstreit.

His foundation also relaunched the Let's Do Good competition, in collaboration with Where I'm From apparel, which ended on June 6. It hasn't been announced how much was raised this year, but over $65,000 was raised in 2022.