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If Bengals balk on Burrow, the Detroit Lions should benefit

Owning the number three overall selection in the upcoming 2020 NFL Draft, the Detroit Lions are already in prime position to trade down. But a decision by the Cincinnati Bengals could increase those odds of a draft-day trade … and potentially increase the asking price.

Coming off a national championship win and being named the Heisman winner, not many prospects have entered an NFL draft hotter than LSU quarterback Joe Burrow. Having played high school football in Ohio, and with the Cleveland Browns possessing the number one overall pick in the upcoming draft, most see it as a match made in football Heaven.