Joe Burrow is gone if Bengals struggle again Russell Wilsons bold prediction in CBS debut

Russell Wilson is teetering on the edge with his Joe Burrow hot take.The Seahawks Super Bowl winner debuted on the CBS airwaves Sunday after retiring from the NFL, and had plenty of things to say about the Bengals’ superstar quarterback. “He seems like he really wants to compete,” Wilson said on “NFL Today+” before the Bengals’ opener against the Buccaneers.“I think he’s tired of losing, he’s said that a few times.

He’s really focused on making sure this is that special year.If it doesn’t go well in Cincinnati this year, Joe Burrow is gone.

I think he wants to leave.The interesting this is, where does he go?”Burrow has missed lengthy stretches due to injury in recent seasons while the Bengals have failed to give him a competent offensive line.

Last season, he missed eight weeks after a Week 2 toe injury that required surgery, cratering the Bengals’ season early on as they went 6-11.How founded in reality Wilson’s comments are remains to be seen.Burrow has made it clear that he expects a Super Bowl this season, echoing his own growing frustration.“We don’t want to be in the spot we are in now, so something’s got to change,” he told reporters in January.“Whether it’s players we have continuing to improve and get better and play championship-caliber football or bringing in guys that will or whatever it may be.

Obviously, something has to [change].”Burrow is in the midst of a five-year, $275 million deal that comes with $219 million guaranteed with Cincinnati that has him locked up through the 2029 season.While it’s not untradeable given how talented Burrow is, the Bengals aren’t exactly keen on playing ball with players who don’t want to be there.Edge rusher Trey Hendrickson was stuck in Cincinnati for several seasons while publicly demanding trades before finally departing in free agency.Burrow’s top targets, Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, also found themselves mired in extended contract drama with the franchis...