Russell Wilson: 'If it doesn't go well in Cincinnati this year, Joe Burrow is gone'

Wilson's comments weren't about Burrow's performance with the team, but rather that the QB might want to leave for a different team that has better performance.

The XLVIII Super Bowl champion did not hold back with his comments.

Burrow's passage through the Bengals

Drafted No. 1 overall in the 2020 draft from LSU, Burrow has made a name for himself in Cincinnati as he heads for his seventh season with the Bengals.

Though injuries have slowed him down in the past, the QB has won Comeback Player of the Year twice in 2021 and 2024.

While Burrow's numbers have impressed through the last couple of years, being the NFL's passing yards and passing touchdowns leader in 2024, the Bengals haven't reached the postseason since 2022.

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Burrow has been asked several times, and his answer remains the same: "I'm just really proud to be quarterback of the Bengals," Burrow said before the season opener.

"I'm happy to be here. I'm proud to represent the city of Cincinnati, state of Ohio, the Brown family. I'm just proud and I want to make everybody else proud, too."

The QB made his stance clear a couple of days before his season opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers: "I'm here for the long haul."

Analysis: Should Joe Burrow say goodbye to Cincinnati?

Ana Gonzalez, DAZN NFL writer

It must be tough for someone like Burrow, who won it all in college football, to go to the NFL and struggle.

Although he did make the Super Bowl in 2021, the Bengals have been on a four year postseason drought. But if there is one thing the Bengals need is someone as loyal as Burrow.

He is not the only example in the league; note Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars.

If anything, Burrow is showing how much trust he has in his team, and how hopeful he is that they will manage to get it together and reach the playoffs this year.

So no, Burrow should not say goodbye to Cincinnati yet; it looks like he cares way too much about the city and its fans to just leave without giving them a Super Bowl.

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