Joe Burrow is lastly revealing why he purchased his offensive linemen swords for Christmas … explaining it was a little bit of a compromise — as his teammates initially stated they needed firearms.
The Cincinnati quarterback went into element concerning the distinctive presents following the Bengals’ 24-6 win over the Browns … telling media members he did not need to get his friends weapons, so he opted for a little bit safer weapon.
“I was like, ‘I don’t know about guns, guys,'” he stated with a smile. “And, so, I was in the weapon mindset, and I was like, ‘What’s a cool weapon?’ And Samurai swords, I think, are pretty dang cool.”
Burrow defined he had considered one of his workers search out some historic blades — and he was in a position to have them delivered to his boys simply earlier than the massive Dec. 25 vacation.
“I think guys were excited about it,” Burrow stated.
A number of of Burrow’s teammates have already publicly praised the signal-caller for the treats … with guard Alex Cappa telling ESPN over the weekend it is “my favorite gift I’ve ever gotten by far because it’s so different.”
Added heart Matt Lee, “When I’m 45 and someone asks me, ‘What’s the story about that?’ I’ll end it with, ‘And Joe Burrow gave it to me.’ And that might be the coolest part.”
