‘One of the best players of all time’: Burrow praises Chase in Netflix docuseries
WE HAD MENTIONED WE WERE GOING TO HEAR FROM QB1 JOE BURROW SPEAKING FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS OFFSEASON, AND SINCE THE SIGNING OF TEE HIGGINS AND JA’MARR CHASE, THE EFFORT TO KEEP THE TEAM TOGETHER. WE’RE GOING TO LISTEN IN NOW TO HIS PRESS CONFERENCE FROM DOWN AT PAYCOR. AT THE SAME TIME. BUT I’VE ENJOYED IT. IT’S GOOD TO BE BACK AND SEE EVERYBODY AND GET BACK OUT THERE, THOUGH. LAST TIME WE TALKED TO YOU, A BIG PART OF THE CONVERSATION WAS ABOUT TEE HIGGINS AND JA’MARR CHASE AND THEIR FUTURE. HOW HAPPY ARE YOU THAT THAT IS ALL FIGURED OUT, AND YOU’RE NOW GOING TO BE PLAYING WITH THEM FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE? YEAH, IT’S GREAT. WHEN. YOU CAN REWARD GUYS THAT DO IT THE RIGHT WAY, WORK REALLY HARD TO TO GO OUT AND PLAY GREAT ON SUNDAYS AND DO PLAY GREAT WEEK IN AND WEEK OUT. SO IT’S GREAT TO HAVE THEM FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS. I’LL BE HERE TOO, SO WE GOT THE CORE HERE AND THAT’S THAT’S EXCITING. HOW HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK YOUR COMMENTS AND WE ONLY SAW WHAT YOU SAID PUBLICLY, BUT IF YOU HAD CONVERSATIONS BEHIND THE SCENES LIKE HOW MUCH WEIGHT DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAD IN IN BOTH OF THOSE DEALS. AND I HAVE NO, I DON’T KNOW. I DON’T KNOW. I, I HOPE NOT A LOT. YOU KNOW, I THINK WHEN YOU HAVE TWO GUYS LIKE THAT, THAT LIKE I’VE SAID, YOU KNOW, YOU DRAFT, THEY PLAY GREAT FOR YOU. WE WIN A LOT OF GAMES. THEY’RE VERY PRODUCTIVE. THOSE ARE GUYS THAT YOU WANT TO REWARD. AND I’M GLAD THEY’RE HERE. WHY DO YOU HOPE? NOT A LOT. THAT’S NOT REALLY THE POSITION I WANT TO BE IN. WHAT’S A BIG SHAME. HAVE THIS OFFSEASON WHERE MAKE THE BIGGEST CHANGE. I DON’T I’M NOT SURE I’M CHANGING TOO MUCH. YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE EVERY YEAR YOU’RE TRYING TO GET BIGGER, STRONGER, FASTER, REFINE THINGS WHERE YOU CAN REFINE THEM. YOU KNOW, THAT’S KIND OF MY PROCESS EVERY YEAR. YOU KNOW, I’VE I’VE HAD INJURIES THAT KIND OF CHANGE YOUR OFFSEASON MINDSET A LITTLE BIT THIS YEAR. I DON’T HAVE ANY OF THOSE. AND THAT’S GREAT. SO I CAN, YOU KNOW, FOCUS ON GETTING BETTER ALL AROUND AND BECOME A MORE WELL-ROUNDED PLAYER. WHAT DO YOU TELL THE LATTER? SCENES LIKE THAT WHEN YOU PERSONALLY PLAY SO WELL? I MISSED THE PLAYOFFS FOR A SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR. WHAT DO YOU DWELL ON? YOU KIND OF GET READY FOR THE THERE’S ALWAYS MORE YOU CAN DO. YOU KNOW, IF I PLAYED EVEN BETTER, THEN WE WOULDN’T HAVE BEEN IN THAT SPOT THAT WE WERE IN. SO I’M JUST FOCUSED ON TRYING TO GET BETTER IN MYSELF. AND YOU KNOW, I KNOW EVERYBODY IN THE LOCKER ROOM FEELS THE SAME WAY. SO IF I GO OUT THERE AND PLAY HOLD ON, HOBBS. DANG. HEY. IF I GO OUT THERE AND PLAY BETTER THAN I DID LAST YEAR, THEN IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT GOES ON EVERYWHERE ELSE. OKAY, YOUR TURN. HOBBS. NOPE. DON’T. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO FOR AN UNCLE? LET’S TRY TO GET BETTER. YOU KNOW STATS. STATS ARE GOING TO FLUCTUATE YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT. MAYBE I HAVE A BETTER STATISTICAL YEAR, MAYBE I DON’T. I’M NOT REALLY TOO WORRIED ABOUT THAT. BUT TRY TO COME OUT AND WIN GAMES. DO WHAT I CAN TO WIN GAMES, BE BETTER AS A QUARTERBACK AND AS A PLAYER. I THINK THAT’S ATTAINABLE AND THAT’S THE THE GOAL, THE MILESTONE YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT IS JUST TRY TO GET BETTER. WHERE CAN YOU DO BETTER? YOU CAN GET BETTER EVERYWHERE. IT DOESN’T MATTER HOW GOOD YOU WERE IN ANY AREA, THERE’S ALWAYS ROOM TO TO BE BETTER IN CERTAIN SPOTS, CERTAIN ASPECTS OF THE GAME. SO I’M EXCITED ABOUT THAT. OPPORTUNITY. IS THE WRIST INJURY AN AFTERTHOUGHT AT THIS POINT? YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE WITH ANY LIGAMENT INJURY, IT’S IT’S GOING TO TAKE A WHILE TO COME BACK. IT’S BETTER THIS TIME OF YEAR THAN IT WAS LAST, LAST TIME AT THE SAME TIME. SO JUST CONSTANT IMPROVEMENT IN THAT IS IS GOING TO DO ME GOOD. IT’S A DIFFERENT SIDE OF THE BALL. BUT WHAT’S IT LIKE SEEING HOW GOLDEN RETURN AND NOW THE DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR. YEAH IT’S GOOD TO SEE AL. YOU KNOW IT’S I HAVEN’T BEEN IN THOSE MEETINGS AND AND I’M NOT ENTIRELY SURE. YOU KNOW THAT’S PROBABLY A BETTER QUESTION FOR FOR DEFENSIVE GUYS. BUT I KNOW I HAVE A LOT OF TRUST IN AL. AND FROM MY SHORT TIME WITH HIM EARLY IN MY CAREER, I KNOW HE TAKES IT SERIOUSLY. I KNOW HE’S A REALLY GOOD COACH. SO IT’S IT’S GOOD TO HAVE HIM. COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, WE ASKED YOU ABOUT THE RUMORS THAT YOU WERE POTENTIALLY DOING QUARTERBACK. SINCE WE LAST TALKED TO YOU, NETFLIX RELEASED THAT YOU’RE GOING TO BE A QUARTERBACK THIS SUMMER. WHAT WAS YOUR REASON BEHIND WANTING TO DO THAT THIS TIME AROUND? I DON’T KNOW, CAUGHT ME ON THE ON THE RIGHT DAY, I GUESS, BUT, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT’S GOING TO BE I THINK IT’S GOING TO BE GOOD ENTERTAINMENT. NOT NECESSARILY THE SEASON THAT I WANTED TO, TO HAVE IN THAT SPOTLIGHT, BUT. YOU KNOW, I THINK A BIG PART WAS PEYTON BEING INVOLVED IN IT, TOO. YOU KNOW, I HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT FOR HIM. OBVIOUSLY. AND WHAT HE DID DOES IS AS A PERSON. SO THAT GUY REACHES OUT TO YOU AND ASKS YOU TO DO SOMETHING, THEN, YOU KNOW, MOST OF THE TIME I’M GOING TO SAY, YEAH, HAVE YOU WATCH THE BUNCH? YEAH, I’VE WATCHED THE FIRST SEVERAL EPISODES GIVE MY INPUT. WHAT’S THE WHAT’S PEYTON TRYING TO DO WHEN HE’S TRYING TO SELL YOU ON THAT? WHAT’S THE BIGGEST BUYING POINT? BESIDES, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY I KNOW THAT GUY REALLY WELL. I TRUST HIM A LOT TO GET INVOLVED. SOMETHING LIKE THAT WOULD BE ATTACHED TO IT. WHAT’S BEEN THE BIGGEST SELLING POINT TO SAY, HEY, THIS IS A PROJECT THAT I THINK WOULD BE GOOD FOR ME. JUST THAT ONLY POSITIVE THINGS COULD COULD COME OUT OF IT. YOU KNOW, HE’S GOING TO PROTECT PROTECT ME, PROTECT OUR TEAM, PROTECT THE ORGANIZATION. YOU KNOW, I HAVE TRUST IN IN HIM FOR FOR SAYING THAT AND TRUST THAT HE’S GOING TO DO THAT. SO. I PROBABLY WOULDN’T HAVE DONE IT IF HE IF HE WASN’T INVOLVED. BUT I HAVE A LOT OF TRUST AND FAITH IN HIM TO TO NOT DO ANYTHING THAT WOULD THAT WOULD HURT ME OR THE TEAM. WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THE FIRST FEW EPISODES THAT YOU’VE SEEN? PRETTY GOOD, I GUESS. THAT’S FOR YOU GUYS TO DECIDE WHEN IT COMES OUT. I DON’T KNOW. I PROBABLY WON’T WATCH IT WHEN IT COMES OUT, BUT HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS LIKE IT. IS IT MORE ENTERTAINING THAN A DOCUMENTARY ON JEFF HOBSON? I SURE HOPE SO. JUST YOU’RE YOU’RE A VERY PRIVATE YOU’RE A PRIVATE PERSON. I’D LIKE TO KEEP THINGS CLOSE TO THE VEST, BUT DOING THIS DOCUMENTARY AND THEN THE BREAK IN LAST DECEMBER, WHAT WAS IT LIKE GOING THROUGH THAT WHILE KNOWING THAT CAMERAS WERE FOLLOWING YOU? YEAH, THAT WAS DEFINITELY A CURVEBALL THAT I DIDN’T QUITE EXPECT THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE PROCESS. BUT THE PEOPLE INVOLVED ARE WORKING ON IT ON THE DAY TO DAY. WERE WERE GREAT AND WEREN’T WEREN’T TOO INTRUSIVE. SO, YOU KNOW, I WORKED WITH SOME GOOD PEOPLE FOR THAT. AND THEY END UP GETTING BOTH THOSE GUYS SIGNED. A LOT OF PEOPLE DIDN’T THINK IT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. AND YOU HAVE TO GO FORWARD AND GO AND DO IT. WHAT KIND OF MESSAGE DOES THAT SEND TO YOU? DON’T TO THE FRONT OFFICE AND HOW MUCH THEY INVESTED NOT ONLY YOU, BUT THE WHOLE TEAM. LIKE, WHAT DOES THAT SAY WHEN YOU’RE ABLE TO GO OUT AND GET SOMETHING OF THAT MAGNITUDE DONE? I JUST THINK IT SAYS THEY’RE INVESTED IN WINNING. I THINK THEY WANT TO REWARD GUYS THAT THEY DRAFT, THAT COME IN AND PLAY GREAT. I THINK THAT’S A RECIPE FOR SUCCESS. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON KIND OF THE TRADE SITUATION? THAT WAS THE LAST ONE TO GET DONE. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT? IT’S STILL THE LAST, I’D SAY THE POTENTIAL. YEAH. WE’LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THAT. YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS ALL KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT TREY. HE’S A GREAT PLAYER. I LOVE TREY AS A GUY. HE GOES OUT AND PLAYS WELL EVERY SINGLE SUNDAY. HE’S VERY PRODUCTIVE. HE’S A HE’S A GUY THAT THAT DESERVES TO TO GET PAID AND GET PAID WHAT HE WANTS AND WHAT THE MARKET IS. SO, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, WE’LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THAT. BUT YOU KNOW, I LOVE TREY AND HOPE HE’S WITH US. DID YOU GET A TEXT OR FACETIME FROM T AND JAMAR WHEN THEY SIGNED THAT? HOW DID YOU FIND OUT ABOUT THE DEAL? I WAS HERE, I WAS HERE THE DAY THEY SIGNED. I THINK JAMAR TEXTED ME FIRST AND THEN T FOLLOWED UP A LITTLE BIT, A LITTLE BIT AFTER, BUT THAT WAS A I THINK I WAS, I THINK I WAS IN MIAMI FOR THAT. I THINK I WAS AT SAM’S SAM HUBBARD’S BACHELOR PARTY WHEN I GOT THAT TEXT. SO THAT WAS A NICE, NICE LITTLE TREAT. YOU CAN GIVE ONE PIECE OF ADVICE TO SHEMAR STEWART AS HE APPROACHES ROOKIE YEAR. WHAT WOULD YOU JUST WORK HARD. DEVELOP A ROUTINE. FIND THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO HELP FACILITATE YOUR SUCCESS. HAVE THE RIGHT PEOPLE AROUND YOU. GO OUT AND MAKE PLAYS. PLAY REALLY HARD, UNDERSTAND YOUR JOB. EVERYTHING THAT I’VE SEEN FROM HIM IN OUR SHORT TIME TOGETHER SO FAR HAS BEEN VERY POSITIVE. HE’S ALWAYS. GOT A GOT SOME ENERGY IN HIS FACE, COMES IN READY TO WORK. SO YOU KNOW OBVIOUSLY WE’LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS IN IN THE SEASON. BUT I GOT A LOT OF FAITH IN HIM. SO WHEN YOU THINK OF THE SCHEDULE BILL. YOU KNOW PLAYING IN BALTIMORE FOR THE FOURTH STRAIGHT PRIME TIME YEAR ISN’T IDEAL. MAYBE WE COULD GET ONE OF THOSE IN CINCINNATI NEXT YEAR, PLEASE. MAYBE AN INTERNATIONAL GAME NEXT YEAR TOO. YOU KNOW, I THINK, YOU KNOW, I PART OF THE REASON I WANTED TO DO THE THE QUARTERBACK SHOW, I WANTED TO HELP GROW THE GAME INTERNATIONALLY. AND SO TO NOT HAVE A STAGE LIKE THAT IS A LITTLE DISAPPOINTING BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I FEEL LIKE I’VE CONSCIOUSLY WORKED HARD TO TO TRY TO GROW THE GAME INTERNATIONALLY OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS OR SO. SO HOPEFULLY AT SOME POINT IN MY CAREER, WE CAN WE CAN GO OVER THERE. THAT BEING SAID, ARE YOU INTERESTED IN ALL OF THE THE UPCOMING MEETINGS OR HOW MUCH ARE YOU POTENTIALLY TRYING OUT FOR THAT OR BEING THAT BOARD OF THAT TO REPRESENT THE US? YEAH, I’D LOVE TO. I’D LOVE TO. THAT’S AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY, I THINK. I’M NOT ENTIRELY SURE HOW THAT WOULD WORK OUT WITH TRAINING CAMP AND ALL OF OUR OBLIGATIONS HERE. YOU KNOW, THAT’S THAT’S NOT MY FORTE, BUT THAT’S SOMETHING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO FOR SURE. I BELIEVE, AS IT’S CURRENTLY STATED AS A RESOLUTION, IT’S ONLY GOING TO BE ONE NFL PLAYER PER COUNTRY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE THAT? LIKE SO DO YOU PLAY FOR THE US ONE OR THE OTHER? OH REALLY? YEAH, I THINK SO. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE THAT EXPANDED OR YOU COULD HAVE MULTIPLE PLAYERS FROM TEAMS GO, WELL I GUESS I GUESS IT JUST DEPENDS ON. IF THEY WANT TO, HOW MUCH THEY WANT TO GROW THE GAME. I THINK THE MORE NFL PLAYERS THAT YOU HAVE ON THE ROSTER, THE MORE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO WANT TO TUNE IN AND WATCH. AND SO I THINK, I GUESS THAT’S A DECISION THAT THAT THEY HAVE TO MAKE. BUT I’D LOVE TO TO SEE ALL OF OUR GUYS OUT THERE. YEAH. ONE OF THE BIGGEST STORYLINES ABOUT THIS TEAM HEADING INTO THE SEASON IS GOING TO BE ABOUT THE START AND HOW YOU GUYS PLAY IN THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER. ZACH TALKED A LOT ABOUT AT THE END OF THE SEASON THAT THAT BEING A BIG POINT OF EMPHASIS FOR THIS ORGANIZATION. FROM WHAT YOU’VE SEEN, I KNOW YOU’VE ONLY BEEN BACK HERE FOR A MONTH, BUT HAVE YOU NOTICED ANY CHANGES AND HAVE YOU MET WITH HIM TO GO OVER HOW YOU GUYS COULD POTENTIALLY, OTHER THAN PLAYING MORE IN THE PRESEASON, MAYBE MAKE SOME TWEAKS THAT COULD HELP YOU GUYS IN THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER? JUST DOING EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO BE MORE PREPARED. I GUESS. YOU KNOW, I DON’T. WE’RE RUNNING MORE AS A TEAM, YOU KNOW, THIS THIS TIME OF YEAR IS ABOUT ABOUT THE SAME. I WOULD SAY WE’RE WORKING A LITTLE HARDER IN THE WEIGHT ROOM AND RUNNING, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE JUST HAVE TO GO AND PLAY BETTER EARLY IN THE YEAR. YOU KNOW, YOU CAN COME UP WITH ALL THESE DIFFERENT THINGS TO TO TRY TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. I THINK PLAYING IN PRESEASON GAMES RIGHT HERE, YOU’RE HEARING FROM JOE BURROW SPEAKING DOWN AT PAYCOR STADIUM THIS AFTERNOON, OUR SPORTS DIRECTOR, CHARLIE CLIFFORD, IS IN THE BUILDING THERE. OF COURSE, LISTENING IN THIS IS STREAMING UP ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AT WLWT AND AT WLWT.COM. IF YOU’D LIKE TO LISTEN IN MORE. HE DID GET ASKED ABOUT TREY HENDRICKSON. HE SAID WE’D LOVE TO HAVE HIM AROUND. WE’LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH
‘One of the best players of all time’: Burrow praises Chase in Netflix docuseries
Updated: 4:39 PM EDT Jul 11, 2025
Fans of the NFL have gotten a behind-the-scenes look at Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow after the release of a popular Netflix documentary series this week.Burrow is one of three players featured on the second season of Quarterback, which chronicles their lives on and off the field during the 2024 season.Some of Burrow’s most memorable moments from the series include when he discussed the break-in at his home last December, his love for fossils and a viral sideline interaction with head coach Zac Taylor after a win over the Tennessee Titans.But Burrow has also heaped praise on his teammates throughout the Netflix show, including one of his closest friends: wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase.Chase is coming off one of the best wide receiver seasons in recent memory, with the former LSU star and first round pick winning the receiving triple crown as he led the NFL in catches, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns.It’s not lost on Burrow how special of a player Chase is.“Ja’Marr is one of the best players of all-time,” Burrow said. “If you’re quarterback and you’re not going to throw the ball to that guy, then you shouldn’t be the quarterback of that team anymore.”The Bengals and Chase agreed to a 4-year, $161 million contract extension this offseason, solidifying Chase’s status in Cincinnati for the long-term.The deal made Chase the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history and includes $112 million in guaranteed money.
CINCINNATI —
Fans of the NFL have gotten a behind-the-scenes look at Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow after the release of a popular Netflix documentary series this week.
Burrow is one of three players featured on the second season of Quarterback, which chronicles their lives on and off the field during the 2024 season.
Some of Burrow’s most memorable moments from the series include when he discussed the break-in at his home last December, his love for fossils and a viral sideline interaction with head coach Zac Taylor after a win over the Tennessee Titans.
But Burrow has also heaped praise on his teammates throughout the Netflix show, including one of his closest friends: wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase.
Chase is coming off one of the best wide receiver seasons in recent memory, with the former LSU star and first round pick winning the receiving triple crown as he led the NFL in catches, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns.
It’s not lost on Burrow how special of a player Chase is.
“Ja’Marr is one of the best players of all-time,” Burrow said. “If you’re quarterback and you’re not going to throw the ball to that guy, then you shouldn’t be the quarterback of that team anymore.”
The Bengals and Chase agreed to a 4-year, $161 million contract extension this offseason, solidifying Chase’s status in Cincinnati for the long-term.
The deal made Chase the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history and includes $112 million in guaranteed money.