‘Locked in’ Joe Burrow talking about his mindset shows how elite he is

Joe Burrow talked about what he wants to accomplish within the Bengals’ locker room to ensure they live up to the standards set for them.

‘Locked in’ Joe Burrow talking about his mindset shows how elite he is

Joe Burrow (Via Imago)

If there’s one thing that Joe Burrow doesn’t lack, it is the drive to win. That’s why despite having the setbacks of injuries, he still is counted among the prominent quarterbacks in the league, not to mention one of the highest-paid. 

Last season, once again the Cincinnati Bengals’ star quarterback was restricted due to his injury, to being a worthy contender for the Super Bow. But the quarterback hasn’t lost his passion for gridiron and now after recovering from the wrist injury, Burrow is ready to remind everyone of his capabilities. 

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Speaking of the competitive mindset, Burrow talked about the changes he intends to accomplish within the Bengals’ locker room to ensure they live up to the standards built for themselves during his recent appearance on The Pivot podcast. 

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The way I think about day-to-day goals now is just do whatever you need to go to get better out there. If you just wake up and get better today and I caught myself the other day at the practice I was like, ‘It’s hot. I’m tired. It’s a long practice day. It’s a Sunday and everybody else is sleeping.’ Then I snapped myself out of it, I was like “Wake the f**k up Joe. It’s time to get better.
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Joe Burrow believes every rep that an NFL player does at the practice session is valuable and can be used to one’s advantage to bring out the best potential on the football field. 

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Joe Burrow emphasizes the importance of listening to his body

While talking about the coming season, Burrow also opened up about his struggle in rehab because of his wrist injury which got him benched early on in 2023. But during his recovery, the star quarterback has realized one thing regarding his training style by mending it more toward what his body needs. 

At some point, there’s some diminishing returns on the back end of that. And so that’s kind of what I realized this offseason, was, if my body is telling me, ‘Hey, you need a day.’

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Joe Burrow with his injured wrist
Joe Burrow with his injured wrist (Via Imago)

The former Heisman Trophy winner has started prioritizing his health before anything else. That’s why, he keeps taking some days off or weekends off to make sure that his body gets the proper rest amid the vigorous practice for the coming 2024 season. 

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