Joe Burrow has a very worrying message for the Cincinnati Bengals

NFL

By Miguel Angel Fernández Castro

Joe Burrow was probably the greatest threat to Patrick Mahomes in the AFC. The Bengals quarterback leads the head-to-head 3-1, and just two years ago, Cincinnati stopped the game. Kansas City Chiefs with a thrilling 27-24 road victory in the playoffs.

Although Josh Allen has the most marketable rivalry with Mahomes, the truth is that only two names have managed to beat Pat in playoff games. Terrier and Tom Brady.

However, due to a surprising wrist injury, Joe Burrow was unable to fight last season for another super bowl. Now, just a few weeks before the start of the pre-season, the former LSU sent a pessimistic message.

Joe Burrow fears retirement from NFL due to injuries

If Joe Burrow stays healthy, Cincinnati Bengals should be contenders to win the AFC North and a very dangerous team in the playoffs. The big problem is that the quarterback could lose confidence in his body.

“Whenever the injuries start to pile up, your football mortality kind of comes back to mind. So that’s definitely something that I’ve thought about and had to fight against.

Given that scenario, Burrow admitted there was a different approach for him in Bengals camp. “It’s something we’re being more proactive about this year. We don’t need to be ready to go in mid-June. We have to be ready from the beginning of September until February. This is how we approach this offseason, this rehab plan, these practices and this training camp. We attack it like I want to play in February.

Joe Burrow admitted that he is striving to be mentally stronger as injuries have become the enemy. “We always forget how difficult it is to come back from an injury. There are always peaks where you’re like, “I feel great,” and then a few months later you have a few days where you’re like, “Man, I’m not feeling great.” In the past I’ve managed to overcome this and caused myself problems, and this year I won’t.