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Joe Burrow Tries to Put All the Speculation Behind Him

INDIANAPOLIS— Joe Burrow walked up to podium No. 3, and he pulled up a chair. A lot of questions were coming. Best to take a seat.

“Hello, hello,” Burrow said, leaning forward into the microphone.

The second question, asked by a Bengals beat reporter, was the one everyone in the NFL world was waiting to hear the former LSU quarterback, and prospective No. 1 pick, answer: If the Bengals draft you No. 1 overall, would you report to play for them?

“Yeah,” Burrow said. “I’m not going to not play. I’m a ballplayer; whoever picks me, I’m going to go show up.