As if the Rams defense didn't know who he was already, Bengals star QB Joe Burrow decided there is never a bad time to be friendly and decide to introduce himself while in the middle of the biggest game of his young career in Super Bowl LVI.
In the video footage, captured by NFL Films, Burrow can be seen walking up to Rams stars Von Miller, Aaron Donald and Eric Weddle where he introducesd himself as 'Joe.'
First, Burrow vies for the attention of Miller by repeatedly saying “Hey Von,” until he catches the linebacker‘s attention and exchanged a handshake. He then talked to Donald. Both AD and Miller had a field day against Burrow accounting for four total sacks.
Burrow then talked to Weddle, mentioning that he used to watch the former All-Pro safety when he was growing up.
“I loved watching you, growing up, man,” Burrow said.
“Keep it up. I love everything about you. All ball, no BS,” Weddle replied to Burrow.
Despite being faceplanted into the turf all game long in the tune of seven sacks, it was nothing but respect between Burrow and some of the Rams defensive stars.
Just another insight into how calm Burrow is, even in the heat of competition. In an interview for the team's website, owner and GM Mike Brown praised Burrow and admits that if they want to improve on their Super Bowl run, they need to get him some help.
"Joe is a smart player, and that shines through," Brown said, per the Bengals official website. "He's accurate, he's tough as nails. We want to do some things to help him."
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