Bengals fans are showing their support all across Ohio as the team gears up for the 2022 Super Bowl.Students in Athens, Ohio, took a picture in Who Dey formation at Joe Burrow stadium.The Athens City School board voted in 2020 to rename the high school football stadium Joe Burrow Stadium. While growing up in Plains, Ohio, in Athens County, Burrow led the Athens High School football team to a 14-1 season his senior year. The team's only loss came at the state championship game.Burrow certainly has not shied away from acknowledging his roots. The quarterback talked with reporters Monday as the team prepares to face off against the Los Angeles Rams in the Super Bowl. Burrow said, while some of the team doesn't fully understand the historical significance of being in the Super Bowl, he understands."Being from Ohio and being the quarterback of the Bengals is something I'm really proud of. Growing up, there weren't a lot of Bengals fans in high school, middle school. Growing up, it was all Steelers and Browns. There were Bengals fans here and there that were kind of made fun of. I think the team, we're excited to put a product on the field that the fans are proud of and gives them bragging rights and I'm excited to give that to them," Burrow said.Burrow said as he reflects on his journey to get to this point, he always thinks of the fans and supporters back home."They helped make me who I am today. I wouldn't be here without all the people that supported me in Athens," Burrow said. "I hope I'm making everybody proud."He said he's still in contact with supporters and organizations back home.When it comes to preparation, Burrow said he's zoned in and is working to eliminate as many distractions as possible."I think the team that handles distractions the best is going to end up winning the game. I think the key to finding that is just maintaining (the) mindset that you have through the lows as the highs and stay level-headed. If you get too high you're going to get tired and not sustain that, if you get too low you will let those mistakes snowball so the key is to stay level-headed through everything," Burrow said.
Bengals fans are showing their support all across Ohio as the team gears up for the 2022 Super Bowl.
Students in Athens, Ohio, took a picture in Who Dey formation at Joe Burrow stadium.
The Athens City School board voted in 2020 to rename the high school football stadium Joe Burrow Stadium.
While growing up in Plains, Ohio, in Athens County, Burrow led the Athens High School football team to a 14-1 season his senior year. The team's only loss came at the state championship game.
Burrow certainly has not shied away from acknowledging his roots.
The quarterback talked with reporters Monday as the team prepares to face off against the Los Angeles Rams in the Super Bowl.
Burrow said, while some of the team doesn't fully understand the historical significance of being in the Super Bowl, he understands.
"Being from Ohio and being the quarterback of the Bengals is something I'm really proud of. Growing up, there weren't a lot of Bengals fans in high school, middle school. Growing up, it was all Steelers and Browns. There were Bengals fans here and there that were kind of made fun of. I think the team, we're excited to put a product on the field that the fans are proud of and gives them bragging rights and I'm excited to give that to them," Burrow said.
Burrow said as he reflects on his journey to get to this point, he always thinks of the fans and supporters back home.
"They helped make me who I am today. I wouldn't be here without all the people that supported me in Athens," Burrow said. "I hope I'm making everybody proud."
He said he's still in contact with supporters and organizations back home.
When it comes to preparation, Burrow said he's zoned in and is working to eliminate as many distractions as possible.
"I think the team that handles distractions the best is going to end up winning the game. I think the key to finding that is just maintaining (the) mindset that you have through the lows as the highs and stay level-headed. If you get too high you're going to get tired and not sustain that, if you get too low you will let those mistakes snowball so the key is to stay level-headed through everything," Burrow said.
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