{"id":1097,"date":"2024-07-22T23:40:41","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T23:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=1097"},"modified":"2024-07-22T23:40:41","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T23:40:41","slug":"cincinnati-bengals-owner-mike-brown-calls-out-qb-joe-burrow-for-completely-ignoring-his-serious-demand-which-proved-costly-during-their-ugly-2023-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=1097","title":{"rendered":"Cincinnati Bengals Owner Mike Brown Calls Out QB Joe Burrow For Completely Ignoring His Serious Demand, Which Proved Costly During Their Ugly 2023 Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/cincinnati-bengals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cincinnati Bengals<\/a>\u00a0quarterback\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/joe-burrow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Burrow<\/a>\u00a0went against the wishes of Mike Brown last year, the longtime NFL owner revealed on Monday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-sm-content-width\" data-content-name=\"mai-video-player\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<p>Mike Brown touched base on several topics while speaking with reporters on Monday. This included Joe Burrow\u2019s health, the inability to reach an extension with\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/tee-higgins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tee Higgins<\/a>\u00a0and the team\u2019s commitment to extending Ja\u2019Marr Chase.<\/p>\n<p>Some fans may recall a viral\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UktZGca5yM4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">clip\u00a0<\/a>last September showing Burrow and Brown driving around together on a golf cart. The 2020 first-round pick had a calf injury and was questionable for the team\u2019s Week 3 home game against the Los Angeles Rams.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about that conversation by Caleb Noe of WCPO, Brown admitted that he ordered Burrow to play it safe and sit out in Week 3. But a determined Burrow went against his owner\u2019s demands and played anyway:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cI try to stay away enough that I don\u2019t get in the way. I don\u2019t want to be a problem for the coaches\u2026in that particular moment, I overstepped and did a dumb thing. I was convinced he shouldn\u2019t play\u2026I went out there to tell him he wasn\u2019t gonna play. I was gonna make sure he wasn\u2019t gonna play, whereupon he played.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-1\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cI went out there to tell [Joe Burrow] he wasn\u2019t gonna play \u2026 He played.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I asked <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bengals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bengals<\/a> owner Mike Brown about his golf cart conversation with QB Joe Burrow, last September.<\/p>\n<p>It was the week of the Bengals\u2019 MNF game against the Rams. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4iW2hWj5xx\">https:\/\/t.co\/4iW2hWj5xx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j0XyKljmQ7\">pic.twitter.com\/j0XyKljmQ7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Caleb Noe (@CalebNoeTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CalebNoeTV\/status\/1815469603104927946?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 22, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">During team stretches today\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bengals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bengals<\/a> Owner Mike Brown:<\/p>\n<p>Drove his golf cart to Joe Burrow.<br \/>\nPicked him up.<br \/>\nHad a conversation.<br \/>\nDrove a circle.<br \/>\nThen dropped Joe back off, so he could finish stretching.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCPO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WCPO<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/c5ieasEsaF\">pic.twitter.com\/c5ieasEsaF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Caleb Noe (@CalebNoeTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CalebNoeTV\/status\/1705286969331175613?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 22, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Bengals were 0-2 at the time and essentially in a must-win situation. Joe Burrow courageously played through the injury and completed 26 passes for yards in the 19-16 Cincinnati win.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, Burrow suffered a season-ending wrist injury that required surgery in a November game against the AFC North rival Baltimore Ravens. Burrow\u2019s season with a 66.8 completion percentage for 2,309 yards and 15 touchdowns against six interceptions.<\/p>\n<p>Cincinnati still finished the season 9-8, but all three of their AFC North foes recorded double-digit wins to qualify for the playoffs.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-joe-burrow-amp-bengals-open-2024-vs-patriots\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Joe Burrow &amp; Bengals Open 2024 vs. Patriots<\/h2>\n<p>The Bengals have been notoriously slow starters in the Joe Burrow era, starting out 0-2 in each of the last two years. The slow start in 2023 proved costly and kept them out of the postseason, so it\u2019s imperative that they avoid another here in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Cincinnati will begin its 2024 campaign with a home contest against the rebuilding New England Patriots, who are entering year one of the post-<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/bill-belichick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bill Belichick<\/a>\u00a0era. After that, the toughest contest of 2024 awaits as Cincy will travel to Kansas City for a road contest against Patrick Mahomes and the defending champion Chiefs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cincinnati Bengals\u00a0quarterback\u00a0Joe Burrow\u00a0went against the wishes of Mike Brown last year, the longtime NFL owner revealed on Monday. 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