Joe Burrow met the Cincinnati media for the first time this season on Tuesday. He offered insights on his comeback from wrist surgery and his hopes for the 2024 Bengals moments after they finished their second on-field workout of the offseason on the Kettering Health Practice Fields adjacent to Paycor Stadium.
On how it feels: “It felt good the last two days. I don’t ever really know how it’s going to feel until I wake up the next morning, but I was encouraged by the last couple of days for sure … Sometimes it’s going to hurt. We’ll be smart about it … I’ll keep (pain) to myself, but whenever you have an injury there is going to be some pain in spots.”
On his satisfaction level where he’s throwing the ball: That’s something I’m still working through. You know, the consistency isn’t quite where I want it to be yet, but there’s definitely flashes of getting better. I’m excited about that. The next step for me is just the continued drive for consistency for throw in, throw out. Footwork, every single snap. That’s something I’m still working on.”
On bulking up his body in the offseason: “We’re bigger. Definitely bigger. We’ll see where I’m at the end of the offseason. I feel good about where my body is right now … I’m eating more, I’m more dialed as far as nutrition and food schedule and eating when I need to so that’s been a big area of emphasis for me and I’ve seen the results.”
On last season and this season: “We weren’t consistent enough. We weren’t explosive enough. We really weren’t good enough in just about any aspect. So there were lots of areas to improve, including myself and across all the areas of the team … However the season plays out, we’re going to continue to adapt as a team and get better each day.”
On the Bengals’ free agency roster additions: “I feel good about all the guys we brought in, offense and defense. We brought in the right kind of guys. Good players, guys that we’ve…
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