1. Joseph Lee Burrow was born on December 10,1996 and is an American professional football quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League.
79 Facts About Joe Burrow
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Joe Burrow played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes and the LSU Tigers, winning the Heisman Trophy and the College Football Playoff National Championship as a senior.
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Joe Burrow was selected by the Bengals first overall in the 2020 NFL draft.
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Joe Burrow had a breakout season in 2021 when he led the Bengals to their first playoff win since 1990, ending the longest active drought in the four major North American sports, and an appearance in Super Bowl LVI, and was awarded Comeback Player of the Year.
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In 2023, Joe Burrow signed, at the time, the largest contract in NFL history in terms of annual salary and led the Bengals to their first consecutive division title in franchise history.
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Joe Burrow was born in Ames, Iowa, on December 10,1996, the son of Robin and Jim Joe Burrow.
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Joe Burrow was born in Ames when his father was on the coaching staff at Iowa State University.
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Joe Burrow attended the 2002 Rose Bowl at age five, because his father was an assistant coach for the University of Nebraska in Lincoln.
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Unlike his father, uncle, and brothers, who all played on defense, Joe Burrow started out as a quarterback, because his first youth team had no one else who could play the position.
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The Joe Burrow family moved to North Dakota in 2003 when his father was hired as the defensive coordinator at North Dakota State University in Fargo.
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One day, while Jim was visiting his office, future Central Michigan head coach Dan Enos commented that the seven-year-old Joe Burrow had a future in football.
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Joe Burrow attended Athens High School in The Plains, Ohio, leading the school to three straight playoff appearances and the school's first seven playoff victories in school history.
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Joe Burrow was awarded the state's Mr Football Award and Gatorade Player of the Year award as a senior in 2014.
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Joe Burrow was a standout basketball player, and was named first-team all-state at point guard his senior year.
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Joe Burrow was rated as a four-star football recruit, and was the eighth-highest ranked dual-threat quarterback in the class of 2015, according to the 247Sports Composite.
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Joe Burrow committed to Ohio State to play football on May 27,2014.
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Joe Burrow had graduated from Ohio State in three years with a degree in consumer and family financial services, and was immediately eligible as a graduate transfer.
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Joe Burrow was named the Southeastern Conference Offensive Player of the Week following the victory.
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Joe Burrow again earned SEC Offensive Player of the Week honors following a 292-yard, three-touchdown performance against Ole Miss two weeks later.
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Joe Burrow finished the season with 2,894 yards passing, 16 touchdowns, and five interceptions.
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Joe Burrow added 399 rushing yards and seven rushing touchdowns.
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Joe Burrow was again named LSU's starting quarterback heading into his redshirt senior season in 2019.
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Joe Burrow was named Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week and SEC Offensive Player of the Week following the performance.
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Joe Burrow became the first LSU quarterback to throw for over 350 yards in three consecutive games.
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The next week, in LSU's seventh game of the season, Joe Burrow eclipsed the LSU single-season passing touchdowns record of 28 when he added four more in a win against Mississippi State.
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Joe Burrow passed for 393 yards and three touchdowns in the game, and was again named Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week and SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week, sharing the latter with teammate Clyde Edwards-Helaire.
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Joe Burrow set an LSU record for consecutive completed passes with 17 during the game.
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On December 14,2019, Joe Burrow was awarded the 2019 Heisman Trophy, receiving 1,846 more votes than runner-up Jalen Hurts.
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Joe Burrow received many other awards during college football award season, including SEC Offensive Player of the Year, AP Player of the Year, Maxwell Award, Walter Camp Award, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, Davey O'Brien Award, Lombardi Award, and Manning Award.
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Joe Burrow finished his 2019 season with 60 passing touchdowns, which broke the single-season FBS record previously set by Colt Brennan's 58 in 2006.
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Joe Burrow set a FBS single-season record with 65 total touchdowns.
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Joe Burrow's 5,671 passing yards is tied for fourth-most in an FBS season.
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Joe Burrow's passer rating of 202 for the season was a record at the time.
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Joe Burrow was one of 58 players invited to the 2020 NFL draft, where he was selected first overall by the Cincinnati Bengals.
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Joe Burrow signed his four-year rookie contract, worth $36.1 million, on July 31,2020.
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Joe Burrow was the only rookie quarterback from his draft class to start on opening week.
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Two weeks later, Joe Burrow earned his first career win by defeating the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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Joe Burrow became the first rookie quarterback to throw for 300 or more yards in three straight games.
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Joe Burrow became the first rookie in NFL history with at least 400 passing yards, three passing touchdowns, and a rushing touchdown in a single game, and had completed more passes than any other player in NFL history during their first eight games.
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Joe Burrow was later placed on injured reserve, ending his rookie season.
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Joe Burrow finished his rookie outing with 264 completions against 404 attempts for 2,688 yards, 13 touchdowns and five interceptions.
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Joe Burrow was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week as a result of his performance.
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Joe Burrow finished the season playing in 16 games with 4,611 passing yards and 34 passing touchdowns, both franchise records.
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Joe Burrow led the league in completion percentage and yards per pass attempt, but led the league in sacks taken.
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Joe Burrow was named Comeback Player of the Year by the Associated Press and the PFWA.
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The victory occurred despite Joe Burrow being sacked nine times, tying Warren Moon in 1993 for the most times sacked in a playoff game and becoming the most-sacked quarterback to win a playoff game.
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Joe Burrow set a playoff record for most times sacked in a single postseason, being sacked 19 times, surpassing the previous record set by Wade Wilson in 1987, with 14.
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Joe Burrow was ranked 21st by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2022.
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Joe Burrow underwent emergency surgery to remove his appendix on July 26,2022, as a result of severe appendicitis.
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Joe Burrow returned to the state of Louisiana in Week 6 against the New Orleans Saints, returning to the Caesars Superdome for the first time since winning the College National Championship.
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Joe Burrow was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week as a result of his performance.
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Joe Burrow finished the season ranked fifth in the NFL in both completions and passing yards, while his franchise record 35 touchdown passes ranked in 2nd.
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Joe Burrow was ranked 6th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2023, his first ever top ten on the list.
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Ahead of the season, Joe Burrow suffered a right calf strain during training camp.
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Bengals head coach Zac Taylor initially stated that Joe Burrow was to be sidelined for "several weeks", with no clear timeline in place for his return, but later made a bold announcement that he was "better than he's ever looked," implying a more positive than expected recovery.
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On September 7,2023, Joe Burrow signed a five-year, $275 million contract extension, surpassing Justin Herbert to become the highest-paid player in NFL history on an annual basis, with an average annual salary of $55 million.
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The next day, the Bengals announced that Joe Burrow was to miss the remainder of the season.
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On November 17,2023, NFL launched an investigation into whether the Bengals were compliant with the injury report policy as the Bengals had posted then deleted a video on X of Joe Burrow wearing what appeared to be a soft cast on his right hand the day before.
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Joe Burrow continued to be involved with team activities and supported his teammates, particularly backup quarterback Jake Browning, from the sidelines for all remaining games of the 2023 season.
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Joe Burrow was ranked 39th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2024.
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Joe Burrow fully recovered from his wrist surgery in time for the 2024 season.
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The speech resonated with the team as the Bengals won their first game of the season, with Joe Burrow passing for 232 yards and two touchdowns, both of which came in the first half.
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Joe Burrow was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for Week 17.
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Joe Burrow led the Bengals to victory in Week 18 against the Steelers to cap the season off on a five-game winning streak, but a win from the Broncos the following day eliminated them from playoff contention.
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Joe Burrow became the third quarterback to have at least 4,500 passing yards, 40 passing touchdowns, and fewer than 10 interceptions, joining Tom Brady in 2007 and Aaron Rodgers in 2011.
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Joe Burrow won the Comeback Player of the Year Award, joining Chad Pennington as the only player to win the award twice.
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In 2021, Sports Illustrated writer Mike Santagata wrote that Joe Burrow is "bigger than he looks at about 230 pounds," while noting his athleticism and strength.
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SEC analyst Jordan Rodgers opined that Joe Burrow was "wildly inconsistent, and frankly very poor against good competition" in 2018.
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Joe Burrow has been analyzed as being capable of processing opposing defenses quickly.
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Joe Burrow plays chess in his spare time, as well as during game preparation.
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Sportswriters have praised Joe Burrow's accuracy, calling his ball placement elite.
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Once in the NFL, Joe Burrow drew further comparisons to Brady from Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo.
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Joe Burrow has that special knack where he can lead anybody.
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Indeed, Joe Burrow has been noted by writers for his "cool" demeanor both on and off the field.
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Joe Burrow spent one summer during college interning at Goldman Sachs.
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Joe Burrow is an avid fan of Kid Cudi, often listening to his music prior to Bengals games.
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In February 2022, Joe Burrow appeared on-stage with Cudi during a Super Bowl afterparty.
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In January 2023, Joe Burrow was among a coalition of about a dozen athletes, including Blake Griffin and Kevin Gausman, who purchased a 104-acre north Iowa farm with plans to further acquire a diverse set of agricultural assets.
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In 2024, Joe Burrow bought one of the ten replicas of the Batmobile from The Dark Knight film trilogy for $2.9 million to add to his car collection.