Bengals Fans Will Dread This Shocking Prediction About Joe Burrow.
In just four short seasons, Joe Burrow has quickly become a beloved figure among Cincinnati Bengals fans. Leading the team to the Super Bowl in his second year and to the AFC Championship the following season, Burrow has demonstrated immense talent and leadership. His impressive stats include over 14,000 passing yards and 97 touchdowns, despite facing significant injury setbacks.
At 27 years old, Bengals fans are hopeful that Burrow will remain their quarterback for at least the next decade. However, a recent Bleacher Report article has sparked concern, suggesting that Burrow might retire earlier than expected. The article cites Burrow’s frequent injuries and the heavy physical toll he’s endured as possible reasons for an early departure from the game.
“The LSU product will turn 28 in December. He’s been sacked 148 times in the regular season and another 28 times in the playoffs. The Bengals have taken steps to improve his protection—like signing Orlando Brown Jr. in 2023 and drafting Amarius Mims in April—but if the punishment continues to add up, it’s easy to think that the signal-caller would consider retiring early. … After all, Burrow has already earned $76.2 million in his career and has $219 million guaranteed on his current contract.”
It goes on to speculate that if the Bengals continue to be competitive while Burrow is healthy, retirement thoughts may stay at bay. However, another significant injury or team struggles could prompt Burrow to consider his post-playing future sooner rather than later.
Although Burrow himself hasn’t explicitly mentioned retiring soon, he has acknowledged that his injury history has led him to contemplate his “football mortality.” Last month, Burrow commented, “Whenever the injuries start to stack up, your football mortality kind of comes into the back of your mind. So that’s definitely something I’ve thought about and something I have had to fight through.”
For now, the hope in Cincinnati is that Burrow remains healthy and continues his high-level performance. While there’s always a degree of uncertainty, speculation about his retirement might be premature as he presumably has many years of football ahead of him.