{"id":738009,"date":"2026-02-08T13:01:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T13:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/738009\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T13:01:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T13:01:11","slug":"nfl-reporter-shuts-down-vikings-speculation-around-bengals-joe-burrow-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/738009\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL reporter shuts down Vikings speculation around Bengals&#8217; Joe Burrow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Feb. 8, 2026, 5:31 a.m. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Around the same time <a href=\"http:\/\/bengalswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/bengals\/2026\/02\/07\/bengals-jamarr-chase-tee-higgins-say-everyone-wants-hear-joe-burrow\/88565048007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ja\u2019Marr Chase and Tee Higgins were talking about Joe Burrow\u2019s future<\/a> with the <a href=\"\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Cincinnati Bengals<\/a>, an NFL insider provided a quip about the whole ordeal, too.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Amid the media circus that is the Super Bowl, The Athletic\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7028598\/2026\/02\/07\/nfl-rumors-news-super-bowl-maxx-crosby-travis-kelce\/\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dianna Russini<\/a> addressed the silly Minnesota Vikings rumors that made the rounds on social media over the last few weeks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">As expected, Burrow isn\u2019t going anywhere and guys like Chase aren\u2019t worried, either, per Russini:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cDespite the hopes and dreams of Minnesota Vikings fans, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/cincinnati-bengals\/327\" data-autotag=\"6d3e484d-5133-4c06-a871-967f8646390b\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Cincinnati Bengals<\/a> have no intention of trading Joe Burrow \u2014 to Minnesota or anywhere else. As for Burrow\u2019s overall happiness? Bengals star wide receiver Ja\u2019Marr Chase told me he isn\u2019t worried about Burrow\u2019s future, despite late-season speculation after another missed playoff opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">RELATED:<a href=\"http:\/\/bengalswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/bengals\/2026\/01\/28\/bengals-sound-ready-leave-comfort-zone-contract-extension-early\/88397886007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bengals sound ready to leave comfort zone, do contract extension early<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Need a news break? <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (play)|e|auto spike click:5|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/play.usatoday.com\/?itm_source=SPIKE&amp;itm_campaign=PLAYSPIKE&amp;itm_medium=ONSITE\">Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cEverything gets blown out of proportion with him,\u201d Chase told Russini. \u201cHe still loves to work on his craft and become the best every day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The supposed speculation that the Vikings might explore ways to offer trade packages to the Bengals was never credible. But that\u2019s par for the course during the NFL offseason.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Burrow turned heads in and outside the NFL with some of his honest comments during interview sessions after returning from injury last season. But it never once vibed like he wanted out or had doubts about his playing future.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Commentary like this from national NFL reporters and those close to Burrow, though, don\u2019t hurt when it comes to shutting down some of the silly narratives that make the rounds.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">RELATED:<a href=\"http:\/\/bengalswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/bengals\/2026\/02\/01\/bengals-cap-space-outlook-changes-nfl-salary-cap-update\/88457609007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bengals cap space outlook changes with NFL salary cap update<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Feb. 8, 2026, 5:31 a.m. ET Around the same time Ja\u2019Marr Chase and Tee Higgins were talking about&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":738010,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2073],"tags":[95878,7,233,259,2529,6,13078,95905,95882,95913,96121,95896,95888,95895,95899,95883,96123,95881,234],"class_list":{"0":"post-738009","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-minnesota-vikings","8":"tag-accessfree","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-minnesota","11":"tag-minnesota-vikings","12":"tag-minnesotavikings","13":"tag-nfl","14":"tag-sstssportsnflbengals","15":"tag-sstsnbengals","16":"tag-tagamerican-football","17":"tag-tagcincinnati-bengals","18":"tag-tagjoe-burrow","19":"tag-tagnational-sports","20":"tag-tagnfl","21":"tag-tagnfl-hub","22":"tag-tagoverall-neutral","23":"tag-tagsports-news","24":"tag-tagtee-higgins","25":"tag-typestory","26":"tag-vikings"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116035144068100540","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/738009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=738009"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/738009\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/738010"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=738009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=738009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=738009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}