{"id":192664,"date":"2025-07-09T04:26:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T04:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/192664\/"},"modified":"2025-07-09T04:26:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T04:26:11","slug":"steve-spagnuolo-chiefs-defensive-coordinator-tells-joe-burrow-hes-second-best-nfl-qb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/192664\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Spagnuolo, Chiefs defensive coordinator, tells Joe Burrow he’s second-best NFL QB"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kansas City Chiefs<\/a> defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo was miked up at the end of his team’s Week 2 win<\/a> in September 2024 against the Cincinnati Bengals<\/a> as he approached Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow on the field.<\/p>\n

Spagnuolo’s praise of Burrow was captured during an episode of the new season of Netflix’s “Quarterback” documentary, featuring Burrow, Jared Goff and Kirk Cousins. The new season also features Burrow telling head coach Zac Taylor that the Bengals’ effort in a win\u00a0was “f—— embarrassing<\/a>.” Burrow also explains that the burglary of his home in December 2024 forced him to\u00a0cancel the purchase of a Batmobile<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0consider moving<\/a>, and he talks about his fascination with fossils<\/a> and a recent visit to the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago.<\/p>\n

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“Hey, other than that guy (Patrick Mahomes), you are the best in the business,” Spagnuolo says to Burrow. “I’m not saying that because you’re standing here. You’re the -“<\/p>\n

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Kansas City Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo speaks with Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow<\/p>\n

“Thank you,” Burrow replies. “I appreciate you. Good luck.”<\/p>\n

During the 2021 season, Spagnuolo compared Burrow to Tom Brady ahead of a Week 17 matchup between the Bengals and Chiefs.<\/p>\n

“This may sound crazy, but I see a young Tom Brady,” Spagnuolo said, per The Enquirer’s Kelsey Conway<\/a>. “This guy does everything. He does not look like a second-year quarterback that missed a lot of his first year, totally impressed with him.”<\/p>\n

Spagnuolo also compared Burrow to Brady<\/a> in 2023.<\/p>\n

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