Right now, Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals are in the midst of what looks to be a crucial offseason for the team’s future path. With several deep playoff runs under their résumé and a wrist injury that sidelined Burrow for the whole season, the Bengals had high hopes for their 2023 campaign to succeed, but expectations for 2024 will be even higher given their relatively youthful group.
Burrow’s health naturally affects the Bengals’ prospects of actually contending for a Super Bowl; his injury history has fluctuated somewhat during his NFL career since being selected with the first overall pick out of LSU in 2020.
However, a recently unearthed piece of footage from a recent Bengals practice showed the quarterback looking as healthy as ever while throwing the ball to some of his various Cincinnati receivers.
Needless to say, many fans in the comment section of the video were hyped up about what they saw from their quarterback.
“I think we’re in for an MVP season,” wrote one user, predicting that Burrow will come through and win his first ever league MVP trophy in 2024 after coming close multiple times before.
Another fan hilariously opined that the team should speed up the video so that they can see rookie wide receiver Jermaine Burton, drafted this year out of Alabama after spending his college career at the University of Georgia, in his full range of motion.
“Wish I could see this at regular speed to actually see how fast Burton is running because it looks like he jogging,” wrote the user.
Another fan was convinced that if the Bengals’ offensive line, which has been a clear Achilles heel for the team over the years, can find a way to hold up, that championship glory could be on the team’s horizon.
“If Joey B stays healthy, along with the OLine. They winning the Super Bowl. I’ll double down on it,” wrote the fan.
A bright future
As previously mentioned, the Bengals have come close to NFL immortality at multiple points during Burrow’s relatively short tenure so far.
First, in the 2021-22 season, the Bengals advanced all the way to the Super Bowl, losing in heartbreaking fashion to the Los Angeles Rams.
Then the following season, they made it back to the AFC Championship Game and lost to Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in a rematch of the previous year’s tilt.
The good news is that all signs point to Burrow feeling as healthy as he has in a while as the season approaches.
“We’ll see where it’s at when the time comes. You never know, but right now we’re in a good spot,” Burrow said recently, per Ben Baby of ESPN.
The Bengals’ season is set to get underway in September.
