NFL Draft pick Shemar Stewart on meeting Cincinnati Bengals teammates
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Subject: Joe Burrow misses Cincinnati Bengals practice for Met Gala
Message: Call me old school, but I didn’t like that (Joe) Burrow missed the team’s practice to be at the Met Gala. I get it’s optional, but Tee (Higgins) and Ja’Marr (Chase) were there. Don’t you think it would’ve sent a strong message to the fans and rookies for Burrow to be there, too?
Reply: It really wasn’t a big deal. Burrow was back at Paycor Stadium for voluntary practice on Wednesday.
Yeah, I understand it may have looked odd for a hard-working, team-first superstar like Burrow to miss practice for a New York City fashion show. Here in flyover country, we don’t really like our sports heroes showing up on the red carpet.
But it’s early May and Burrow has certainly built up enough locker-room goodwill that no one inside the Bengals organization is questioning his priorities. He also gave the team a heads up that he would miss the first few voluntary team sessions. Burrow is expected to attend most of the practices over the next month.
Now, if you want to question Burrow’s fashion sense, have at it. Dude wears some ugly stuff, although I liked the classy suit he wore at the Met Gala.
And before the fake-name, costume-wearing Bengals fans take to social media and rip me, I’m joking. Burrow can wear whatever the heck he wants. It’s not hurting me. Just like it didn’t bother me one bit when he posed for a photo with Donald Trump last year.