The Cincinnati Bengals sound more excited about the prospects of playing new Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers twice a year than they are concerned.
That vibe mostly comes from Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, who understandably found himself asked about the big move in the AFC North this week at mandatory minicamp.
“That’ll be a fun, fun two games,” Burrow said, according to Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com. ” Obviously, I got a lot of respect for Aaron and like him as a person. I only played him one time, so it will be nice to play him twice.” …
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The Bengals didn’t run into Rodgers over the last two years when he was with the New York Jets. But even with his so-so tenure in the Big Apple, the thought of him directing a Mike Tomin run-based offense has to be pretty intimidating…for fans in Cincinnati, anyway.
Regardless, all fans surely knew how Burrow was going to respond to a question about Rodgers joining the Steelers. Burrow and the Bengals play the Steelers in Week 7 on a Thursday night, then again in Week 11.
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