Overreacting to what NFL players say, or blowing their words out of proportion to manufacture clicks or content, is an ignoble act. For a such a measured speaker like Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, though, taking what he says at face value and reading between the lines is a little easier.
Speculation ran wild about Burrow's future in Cincinnati when he made some rather ominous remarks last week, wherein he wondered whether football was fun for him anymore.
Burrow has endured a cycle of injuries, rehab, and bad Bengals defenses that could break even the most resilient of spirits.