{"id":110159,"date":"2021-04-15T14:48:03","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T18:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=110159"},"modified":"2021-04-15T23:18:56","modified_gmt":"2021-04-16T03:18:56","slug":"joe-burrow-rookie-moments-longterm-greatness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021\/04\/15\/joe-burrow-rookie-moments-longterm-greatness\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Burrow Rookie Moments That Proved Path to Greatness"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nearly one year ago, Cincinnati Bengals<\/a> fans reveled in the first of many great Joe Burrow<\/a> moments. That, of course, was when Roger Goddell announced the team was selecting the Heisman winner with the first overall pick. While he still has a long way to go, Burrow\u2019s rookie year proved his ability to be a great NFL quarterback. With a little less than one NFL season on his resume, Joe Burrow gave fans moments that show his enormous capabilities…<\/span><\/p>\n

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Joe Burrow Rookie Moments That Proved Path to Greatness<\/strong><\/h2>\n

After one season of professional football, Joe Burrow gave fans moments that previewed the legend of a future great. While he didn\u2019t lead rookies in many statistical categories, Burrow\u2019s numbers will never tell the full story. On the field and behind the scenes, Burrow showed leadership and clutch traits that changed the course<\/a> of Cincinnati\u2019s franchise. Still, there\u2019s a long road ahead for Burrow. After all, the Bengals finished 4-11-1 and are picking fifth in the 2021 NFL Draft.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Of course, one of the defining moments of Joe Burrow\u2019s rookie campaign will always be remembered as the most unfortunate. His suffering of a torn ACL against<\/a> the Washington Football Team<\/a> made a dark bookend to a brilliant first ten games. Burrow accumulated 2,688 passing yards, 13 touchdowns, completed 65.3% of his passes, and threw just five interceptions in 2020. Now, with Burrow on the road to recovery and Cincinnati improving their offensive line, he\u2019s set up for more big things in 2021.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

April 23rd, 2020: \u201cTime to get to work.\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Just minutes after being selected with the first pick in the 2020 NFL, Burrow showed his hunger. He didn\u2019t need to say much, but his first tweet as a Bengal gave fans insight into the team\u2019s newest employee. In the midst of a nasty pre-draft process with national media members hammering the Bengals, Burrow proved to be ready. He could\u2019ve bought into the \u2018pull an Eli Manning<\/a>\u2019 narrative and demanded a trade<\/a> to the Miami Dolphins<\/a>. Instead, he continued to praise the organization and show a desire to chase Super Bowls for decades in Cincinnati.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Enough talk. Time to get to work. https:\/\/t.co\/EAK97ZePE8<\/a><\/p>\n

— Joey Burrow (@JoeyB) April 24, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n