Joe Burrow, the young quarterback of the Cincinnati Bengals, aims to earn a place on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at just 25 years of age when he faces the Los Angeles Rams in the first Super Bowl of his short career on Sunday. race.
“You have to take your chances when they come,” said Burrow, who helped bring the Ohio franchise to its first NFL title run since 1989. “You see guys who go their entire career without going to the Super Bowl, and when here, you have to take advantage of those opportunities,” he insisted.
A Heisman Trophy winner in college football, Burrow, in just his second season in the NFL, enters the Super Bowl after recovering from a rookie campaign cut short last year by a devastating knee injury.
In the playoffs, Burrow showed his claws by leading the Bengals to road wins over top seeds Tennessee Titans and the mighty Kansas City Chiefs, the latter of which were prevented from reaching their third consecutive Super Bowl. , since they had won in 2020 and fell to Tampa in 2021.
Another victory on Sunday in the Super Bowl would complete a remarkable turnaround for the Bengals, who just two seasons ago finished with a losing record of 2-14.
While the narrative surrounding the Bengals has all the makings of a blockbuster, Burrow says his focus is solely on Sunday’s game.
“I’ve focused solely on game preparation and trying to eliminate as many distractions as I can. With a Super Bowl in Los Angeles, everyone has distractions and you could be pulled in different directions,” he acknowledged.
“The team that handles those distractions better will end up winning the game,” the young quarterback said.
– Mentality of steel –
That’s the steely mentality that has characterized Burrow’s game throughout the postseason. With a Super Bowl less than a week away, the Bengali star said he is determined to seize the opportunity that comes his way.
The Bengals lost their previous two Super Bowl appearances in 1989 and 1982, and until this season they hadn’t won a playoff game in more than 30 years, the longest drought in the NFL.
Burrow, also an Ohio native, admits he takes pride in giving Bengals fans something to cheer about.
“Being from Ohio and being the quarterback for the Bengals is something I’m very proud of,” he said. “Growing up there, there really weren’t a lot of Bengals fans in high school. They were all Steelers and Browns. There were a few Bengals fans here and there that were made fun of.”
“So as a team, we’re excited to be able to put a product on the field that the fans are proud of.”
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Joe Burrow, the young quarterback of the Bengals looks for a star in Hollywood