At a young age when Joe Burrow began playing youth football, he had his eyes set on being a wide receiver or a running back. In fact, he even declined the first opportunity he was presented with to play quarterback.
“I didn't pick quarterback,” Burrow said of why he wanted to play quarterback. “I got to my first pee wee practice and the coach at the time, coach Sam Smathers - I still see him all the time when I go back home - he basically asked me if I wanted to be quarterback and I said 'No, not really.