Just like countless NFL fans watching Monday night's preseason game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Washington Commanders, ESPN play-by-play announcer Joe Buck was worried for Joe Burrow's safety.

Former LSU Heisman winners Joe Burrow and Jayden Daniels shared a heartfelt postgame hug after their NFL preseason clash

Burrow’s preference comes through in the answer. It’s “great” to get the deals done early, like the Bengals did with Higgins and Chase. And while the NFL is a deadline-driven business, the deadline when a player is holding in shouldn’t be Week 1. It should be tied to the practical deadline for getting the player ready to go for Week 1.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow assessed his team's effort in an NFL preseason game against the Washington Commanders at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland, on Monday Night Football, during a third-quarter interview with ESPN's Laura Rutledge.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow roams the globe before ultimately being engulfed for a 17-yard sack.

Cincinnati Bengals star Joe Burrow received high praise heading into the 2025 season. "He is the closest thing to Joe Montana that I have seen," an NFL head coach told Mike Sando of The Athletic. "That is about as big a compliment I can give you as a quarterback."

"Well Jake Browning, he comes in now," Troy Aikman said during the broadcast. "He takes over. Oh, excuse me. No Burrow, he's back in."