Insane Asking Price For Joe Burrow Blockbuster Trade Has Leaked
This article was originally published on Total Pro Sports.
Cincinnati Bengals star quarterback Joe Burrow has started to pop up in trade rumors amid another disastrous season in Queen City.
Joe Burrow missed nine games this season with a turf toe injury. The Bengals unraveled without their franchise signal-caller, and now they’re set to watch the postseason from home for the third straight year.
Earlier this month, Burrow left some fans worried after looking defeated and dejected in a press conference. The 29-year-old admitted that he was going through some things and stressed that he has “to have fun” if he’s going to play football long-term.
And two weeks ago, Burrow said, “You think about a lot of things,” when a reporter asked him about a possible trade. That obviously isn’t the type of commitment you want to hear if you’re a Bengals fan.
NFL Execs Reveal What It Would Cost To Land Joe Burrow
CBS Sports NFL insider Jonathan Jones spoke with multiple league executives to gather their thoughts on the potential asking price for Burrow. One NFC scout suggested that any offer must start with at least two first-round selections:
“Probably depends on if a team has a young QB or players to offer but imagine they won’t even answer the phone if you don’t have at least two first-round picks plus more. Maybe even three if you’re not doing it with any players involved.”
Another compared it to the New Orleans Saints’ disastrous trade-up for running back Ricky Williams at the 1999 NFL Draft:
But even that wasn’t enough for one AFC team executive, who told CBS Sports a “Ricky Williams type” of trade would have to transpire. That was when the Saints traded their entire 1999 draft, plus two future first-round picks, to Washington in order to move up seven spots and select the Texas running back.
There’s no clear-cut indicator that Joe Burrow actually wants to leave Cincinnati. And considering how much the Cleveland Browns gave up for Deshaun Watson, it’s safe to say Cincy would want at least three firsts for arguably the league’s best passer.
