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LSU Football: Joe Burrow showed his true character on Tuesday

There’s been a lot of discussion this month about whether or not LSU football’s Joe Burrow wants to play for the Cincinnati Bengals, the team with the first pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.

This narrative has centered around the perception that Cincinnati isn’t committed to winning a Super Bowl.

Burrow finally put the talk to bed on Tuesday at the draft combine, telling reporters that the media ran with a narrative that was never rooted in fact.

Here are Burrow’s comments.

When Burrow was asked if he’d report to the Bengals if they drafted him, he replied with a laugh, saying “of course, I’m a ball player”.