Quarterback Joe Burrow can do more than lead the Cincinnati Bengals to consecutive AFC championship games.
The first general selection of the 2020 NFL Draft He showed off his baseball chops Wednesday, taking batting practice at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati with some of his Bengals teammates.
Joe Burrow, number 9 of the Cincinnati Bengals, warms up before kickoff against the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium on January 22, 2023 in Orchard Park, New York. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)
He Pro Bowl quarterback he showed his power, hitting four home runs during BP.
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Burrow landed over 100 punches in the cage and earned a standing ovation from cincinnati reds players and their Bengals teammates after dropping their first bomb, according to MLB.com.
«I was coaching him,» Reds second baseman Jonathan India said. «He was telling him that he got the [bat] go out. He seemed low in the zone. He hit two home runs in a row.»
Burrow called it off one day after taking a pitch off the top of the cage.
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Joe Burrow of the Cincinnati Bengals after throwing out the ceremonial first pitch before the Cincinnati Reds game against the Cleveland Guardians at Great American Ball Park on April 12, 2022 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
«Okay, that’s good,» Burrow said.
Burrow, who is from Athens, Ohio, is preparing to enter his fourth season of the NFL as he has quickly become one of the best quarterbacks in the league.
The national champion in college football has led the Bengals to deep playoff runs over the past two seasons, reaching Super Bowl LVI and leading Cincinnati to the AFC Championship Game last year.
Cincinnati Bengals number 9 Joe Burrow drops back to pass in the first quarter against the Baltimore Ravens at Paycor Stadium on January 8, 2023 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
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Burrow is entering the final year of his rookie contract, but told reporters in May that the two parties are working on an extension.
«I’m involved,» Burrow said of contract talks with the team, according to CBS Sports. «It’s in the works. It’s really not something I like to show in the media. That’s the way I think they want to do business, [how] I want to do business. We prefer to keep that between us.»