Joseph Lee Burrow famed as Joe Burrow is an American professional football quarterback for the NFL’s Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL).
Prior to joining the NFL, he was a star player at Louisiana State University, where he won the Heisman Trophy and the 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship.
In 2022, Burrow helped lead the Bengals to their first Super Bowl appearance in 34 years.
Who is Joe Burrow ?
Joe Burrow was born on December 10, 1996 in Ames, Iowa to Jim, a former football player and coach, and Robin.
He comes from a long lineage of athletes, including his basketball-playing grandmother and grandfather and his football-playing uncle.
Burrow had his own first significant brush with sports when he attended the 2002 Rose Bowl. Shortly after this, he began playing in youth football leagues.
With his family in 2003, Burrow moved to Fargo, North Dakota, where his dad was hired as the defensive coordinator for the North Dakota State Bison.
Two years later, the family moved to Athens, Ohio when Burrow’s father accepted a position at Ohio University.
In Ohio, Burrow went to Athens High School, where he led the football team to three consecutive playoff appearances.
As a senior in 2014, he received the Mr. Football Award and the Gatorade Player of the Year Award. Also at Athens High School, Burrow was a star basketball player.
Collegiate Career
In May of 2014, Joe Burrow committed to playing football for Ohio State University. After redshirting in his freshman year, he became a backup to J. T. Barrett as a sophomore and junior.
Burrow ended up transferring to Louisiana State University in 2018 after graduating early from Ohio State.
His first year with LSU was a smashing success, marked by two SEC Offensive Player of the Week honors, a 10-3 record for the Tigers, and a number-six ranking in the final AP Poll.
Burrow had even greater success in his second and final year at LSU, setting many school records.
In recognition of his accomplishments, he won the 2019 Heisman Trophy in the largest margin of victory in that award’s history, with 1,846 more votes than the second-place finisher Jalen Hurts.
Joe Burrow capped off his incredible LSU career at the 2020 National Championship Game, where he led the Tigers to a 42-25 victory over Clemson.
Cincinnati Bengals
One of the hottest prospects around, Burrow was chosen first overall by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2020 NFL Draft. In his debut, a loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, he threw for 193 passing yards and had 46 rushing yards.
During his next game, a loss to the Cleveland Browns, he thew his first career passing touchdown. Burrow had his first career win against the Jacksonville Jaguars a couple weeks later.
One of his best games came in Week 7, when he became the first-ever NFL rookie to record at least 400 passing yards, three passing touchdowns, and a rushing touchdown in the same game.
However, Burrow’s season was cut short when he suffered ACL and MCL injuries in Week 11, placing him on the injured reserve list.
Joe Burrow came back into play in time for the beginning of the 2021-22 season. He returned from his injury to help the Bengals to a 2-1 start. The season went exceptionally well from that point forward.
In Week 4, Burrow was named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week. Later, in Week 16, he threw for a career-high 525 yards, the fourth most passing yards in any NFL game in history.
Again, he was named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week. The next week, a victory over the Kansas City Chiefs gave the Bengals their first playoff berth since 2015.
The team went on to defeat the Las Vegas Raiders in the wild card round, giving them their first playoff win since 1990, and thus ending the longest active drought in major North American sports.
In the subsequent historic AFC Championship Game, Burrow and the Bengals memorably overcame a 21-3 deficit to win 27-24 in overtime against the Chiefs. Due to this victory, the Bengals clinched their first Super Bowl appearance since 1988.
Franchise Records
With the Bengals, Burrow holds franchise records for completion percentage, passer rating, and passing yards in a single game. Additionally, he is tied with Boomer Esiason for the most playoff wins.
Also of note is that Burrow helped the Bengals win their first-ever playoff game on the road, which they did against the top-seeded Tennessee Titans. In the game, Burrow became the most-sacked quarterback ever to win a playoff game, with nine sacks.
Joe Burrow Family
Joe Burrow is one of the youngest quarterbacks to play in a Super Bowl, behind Ben Roethlisberger (23), Patrick Mahomes (24), and Tom Brady (24).
His family are not surprised by his success, but his parents did admit it was “a bit of a surprise” that their son and the Bengals made it all the way to the Super Bowl in just his second season as quarterback.
Joe Burrow Parents
Joe Burrow was born to Jim and Robin Burrow in Ames, Iowa.
Joe Burrow father
Joe Burrow’s father, Jim, was also big into football.
He had a successful college career at Nebraska and was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the first round of the 1976 NFL draft.
He only played three games with the Packers, transitioning to a successful career with the Canadian Football League. After his career as a player, he moved on to a coaching career.
He retired in 2019 and has said his son’s last year at LSU had a lot to do with it, as he didn’t want to miss any more of his games.
Joe Burrow mother
Joe Burrow’s mother, Robin, is the principal at Eastern Elementary School in Ohio.
She’s also a member on the Appalachian Children’s Coalition, an advocacy group for children in the area.
Joe Burrow Siblings
Joe Burrow has two older brothers, Jamie and Dan, who played football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, like their father Jim. Both his brothers played on defense.
Jamie, the oldest of the Burrow brothers, was one of the elite players from 1997 to 2001 and earned the starting Mike linebacker title for Nebraska.
He was also named the Bronko Nagurski National Player of the week by the Football Writers Association of America and the Bronko Nagurski Defensive Player of the year watch list in 2001.
Joe’s other brother, Dan, was known as one of the best in both high school and college. Though he also retired from football after college, he and Jamie both continue to inspire Joe and come to all the important games that he plays.
Joe Burrow’s extended family of athletes
Joe Burrow’s uncle, John Burrow, was a football player as well, playing safety at Ole Miss in the 1980s. Both his grandfather and grandmother were professional basketball players.
His grandmother, Dot Ford, scored a state-record 82 points in a Mississippi high school game in the 1940s. His grandfather, James Burrow was a star point guard at Mississippi State.
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