Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow was completely unbothered by the brawl that broke out between Cincy and the Los Angeles Rams during a joint practice on Thursday.
Bengals.com described Burrow as “seemingly shrugging” off the brawl and going right back to work — even though Zac Taylor and Sean McVay called an early end to the practice.
Burrow apparently never moved from where the ball was spotted while the two teams went at it.
And when the brawl was over, he resumed his work, not caring that practice was over for everyone else.
EVEN AS THE BENGALS AND RAMS LEFT THE FIELD AFTER THEIR CHAOTIC AND ABRUPT END TO THEIR JOINT PRACTICES THURSDAY, BENGALS QUARTERBACK JOE BURROW NEVER LEFT WHERE THE BALL WAS SPOTTED FOR THE LAST TIME.
JUST MOMENTS AFTER WATCHING HELMETS ROLL AND TEMPERS FLARE, BURROW SEEMINGLY DID THE SEAMLESS JOE SHRUG, NONCHALANTLY GLANCED AT THE PRACTICE SCRIPT EQUIPMENT MAN TYLER RUNK GAVE HIM AND COOLLY WENT ABOUT FINISHING HIS OWN WORK AS THE FIELD STILL BUZZED WITH ADRENALINE.
“HE’S A GUY THAT TAKES PRACTICE VERY SERIOUSLY AND KNOWS THE VALUE OF THE REPS HE GETS OUT THERE,” SAID BENGALS QUARTERBACKS COACH DAN PITCHER. “MAYBE IT WAS GETTING IN SOME THROWS HE THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO GET AT THE END OF PRACTICE OR SOME OF THE ONES FROM EARLIER IN THE DAY AND HE JUST WANTED TO GET AN EXTRA REP. A COMBINATION OF THOSE THINGS.”
I don’t think anyone is surprised by this. In fact, if the majority of Bengals fans would’ve been asked after the brawl how they thought Burrow reacted, this is probably the exact scene they would’ve described — an indifferent Burrow who was laser focused on getting all of his throws in.
And that’s what makes him so great — his ability to stay focused regardless of what’s going on around him is elite.
By the way, Bengals.com pointed out that right before the brawl broke out, Burrow threw a beautiful pass to Ja’Marr Chase, which was caught and taken into the end zone.
It sounds like Burrow, who missed a large chunk of training camp due to an appendectomy, is locked in and ready to go for the start of the 2022 season.
