CINCINNATI – Back in pads for the first time since he won a national championship at LSU, Joe Burrow got a baptism in NFL red-zone defense.The new Bengals quarterback fumbled a snap — a steady rain contributed — and had trouble completing passes in tight quarters.
Not that it bothered him much, if at all.Asked if he's nervous in adapting to the NFL, Burrow responded:“Absolutely not," he said.
The first overall pick in the draft is trying to get a grip on Cincinnati's offense with limited preparation time because of the pandemic.
The Bengals practiced in pads this week for the first time. Burrow got to run the offense in short-field situations for the first time with the scheduled season opener less than a month away.