Those in favor of their quarterbacks playing limited to zero snaps in the preseason can just point to this one Joe Burrow play to defend their logic.

Football is a game of injury. It is not if you will get hurt, but when. We love this collision sport for modern day gladiators more than life itself sometimes.

Matt Bowen ranks the most common players he has been drafting this summer and includes a handful of late-rounders to put on the radar.

On Tuesday’s edition of “Get Up,” former Steelers safety and current ESPN NFL personality Ryan Clark said the Bengals are wasting Joe Burrow’s prime years as the team enters another season with what is expected to be a horrific run defense.

Carson Palmer joins Colin Cowherd to discuss whether or not the Cincinnati Bengals are doing enough to support Joe Burrow, if Caleb Williams can continue his good preseason form, and if Matthew Stafford’s back injury will impact the Los Angeles Rams’ Super Bowl chances.

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

With Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, Joe Burrow has a pair of standout receivers to target in the passing game. But the quarterback is backing another player that is fighting for a roster spot, one who put on a show Monday night against the Washington Commanders.