Around The Combine: Fellow Buckeyes QB Emulating Burrow

Plus: Training room facelift mirrors playoff success and Bengals prep for new free agency with same approach [View In Browser]( [Bengals Blitz]( [Joe Burrow]( COMBINE QUICK HITS: FELLOW BUCKEYES QB EMULATING BURROW Bengals director of player personnel Duke Tobin says he only compares Joe Burrow, his quarterback, to Joe Burrow, a Pro Bowler and two-time winner of the AFC North. Another former Ohio State quarterback who has been compared to Burrow appreciates the comparison. "One of the top two quarterbacks in the world," said C.J. Stroud Friday after he stepped off the media podium here at the NFL scouting combine. Stroud says he's met Burrow and while they haven't spoken very much, he liked how he came off. "Really humble guy. Really honest. You can kind of tell he's got dog in him," Stroud said. "And he's going to compete and he's not going to let anybody take his job and failure is something he's not used to. He doesn't want to fail again, so he's going to fight like hell not to fail again." [KEEP READING]( [Top Headlines]( [Training Room]( TRAINING ROOM FACELIFT MIRRORS BENGALS EFFICIENT PLAYOFF FORMULA Whether it's between coaches and players, offense and defense, veterans and rookies, Zac Taylor has emphasized knocking down walls and the Bengals are literally doing that this offseason as Paycor Stadium's training room undergoes a massive facelift. [READ NOW]( [DJ Reader]( BENGALS BRACE FOR DIFFERENT FREE AGENCY WITH SAME APPROACH The NFL's new year begins next week with the advent of free agency and even though the numbers are now in the astronomical billions, the philosophy remains grounded in the same economic principles that guided the Bengals to recent playoff success. [READ NOW]( [Join the waitlist!]( [Social Spotlight]( [Social Spotlight]( [WATCH NOW]( [Cynthia Frelund]( [WATCH NOW]( [Bengals Booth Podcast]( BENGALS BOOTH PODCAST: BACK HOME AGAIN IN INDIANA It's the "Back Home Again In Indiana" edition of the Bengals Booth Podcast from the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. This week, the Bengals were permitted to meet with 45 different draft prospects for exactly 18 minutes. So what are those meetings like? The team's director of college scouting Mike Potts takes us inside the room. Have you ever tried a mock draft simulator where the computer chooses for the other 31 teams while you pick for Cincinnati? Dan Hoard asked The Athletic's draft expert Dane Brugler to make the Bengals' first three picks on a simulator and we'll hear the results. Plus, Hall of Fame wide receiver James Lofton tells us why he is happy to see Ken Riley joining him in Canton. [LISTEN AND SUBSCRIBE NOW]( [Pro Shop]( [Fifth Third Bank]( [Schedule]( | [Tickets]( | [Shop]( | [Watch]( ©2023 Cincinnati Bengals 1 Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati OH 45202 US [bengals.com]( | 513.621.8383 | bengals@bengals.nfl.net [Manage My Preferences Add]( [bengals@bengals.nfl.net]( [to your email contact list/address book to ensure delivery of future emails from the Cincinnati Bengals.]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. You are receiving this email because your email address was used for a ticket purchase or you opted-in to receive emails. If you no longer wish to receive emails from the Cincinnati Bengals then you may [unsubscribe](. [Facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [youtube logo]( [tiktok logo](bengals)