Bengals fans held their breath as quarterback Joe Burrow was brought down violently twice during preseason action against the Commanders.

Burrow’s preference comes through in the answer. It’s “great” to get the deals done early, like the Bengals did with Higgins and Chase. And while the NFL is a deadline-driven business, the deadline when a player is holding in shouldn’t be Week 1. It should be tied to the practical deadline for getting the player ready to go for Week 1.

The Cincinnati Bengals face mounting pressure as the 2025 season approaches, with concerns over Joe Burrow's protection and Trey Hendrickson's contrac

CINCINNATI — Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow led LSU to a 15-0 season in 2019. He won the Heisman Trophy, LSU won the National Championship and he was taken by the Bengals with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.

Former LSU Heisman winners Joe Burrow and Jayden Daniels shared a heartfelt postgame hug after their NFL preseason clash

Stephen A. Smith went scorched earth on Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor over his Joe Burrow Decision.

"Well Jake Browning, he comes in now," Troy Aikman said during the broadcast. "He takes over. Oh, excuse me. No Burrow, he's back in."