{"id":42841,"date":"2026-02-03T12:06:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T12:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=42841"},"modified":"2026-02-03T12:06:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T12:06:50","slug":"cincinnati-bengals-get-joe-burrow-trade-update-after-6b-franchise-declares-interest-per-insider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=42841","title":{"rendered":"Cincinnati Bengals Get Joe Burrow Trade Update After $6B Franchise Declares Interest, Per Insider"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.essentiallysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/imago1070606227.jpg?width=1200\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p data-athlete=\"false\">Cincinnati Bengals\u2019 quarterback went through a season he\u2019d rather forget. Joe Burrow missed half the year dealing with turf toe and a ligament issue, and when he finally made it back, he was hampered by playing on a team with one of the league\u2019s worst defenses. That unfortunate blend has been enough to kick up trade chatter, which only got louder when insider Albert Breer chimed in.<\/p>\n<p data-athlete=\"false\">\u201cI think teams are gonna call Cincinnati on Joe Burrow,\u201d Breer said on the Dan Patrick Show.<\/p>\n<p data-athlete=\"false\">\u201c[Fernando Mendoza] is going to be a Las Vegas Raider. There\u2019s a massive drop-off; there\u2019s not another quarterback available in this year\u2019s class. Even Mendoza isn\u2019t seen the way Caleb, Jayden Daniels, and Drake Maye were. I think Mendoza would\u2019ve been the 4th QB in that class. Because of that, teams are going to be a little more creative,\u201d Breer added.<\/p>\n<figure data-is-eligible-for-image-margin=\"false\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"img-tag-node-img-loader-0\" src=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.essentiallysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/imago1071022159.jpg?width=600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.essentiallysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/imago1071022159.jpg?width=600 1200w, https:\/\/image-cdn.essentiallysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/imago1071022159.jpg?width=900 1800w\" alt=\"Cincinnati Bengals Get Joe Burrow Trade Update After $6B Franchise Declares Interest, Per Insider\" \/><figcaption>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-athlete=\"false\">There just isn\u2019t much to get excited about on the quarterback market. This draft class lacks obvious franchise guys. Mendoza has upside, sure, but he\u2019s widely expected to land with the Las Vegas Raiders. The truly untouchable quarterbacks like Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes aren\u2019t even part of the conversation. So where does that leave teams desperate for an answer under center?<\/p>\n<p data-athlete=\"false\">According to Breer, it leaves them at least asking about someone like Burrow. When he\u2019s healthy, he\u2019s a top-five quarterback. And unlike Allen or Mahomes, he\u2019s not completely immune to trade speculation. Even in a season cut in half, Burrow still threw for 1,809 yards and 17 touchdowns in just eight games.<\/p>\n<p data-athlete=\"false\">To be clear, Burrow hasn\u2019t publicly demanded anything. He understands his place in Cincinnati and what he means to that franchise and fan base. He\u2019s been a Bengal since the day they drafted him in 2020. Missing the postseason stings, but that alone doesn\u2019t mean he\u2019s looking for the exit.<\/p>\n<p data-athlete=\"false\">\u201cA lot of crazy things happen every year,\u201d Burrow said when asked about the idea of playing for another team.<\/p>\n<p data-athlete=\"false\">He also admitted he isn\u2019t having fun the way he once did. These little comments surely do crack the door open. And apparently, there\u2019s already one $6.28 billion franchise that might be knocking on that door.<\/p>\n<h2>The Vikings might make a play for Joe Burrow<\/h2>\n<p data-athlete=\"false\">There\u2019s been a lot of churn inside the Minnesota Vikings\u2019 front office lately. General manager Kwesi\u00a0Adofo-Mensah\u2019s tenure was marred by a series of questionable quarterback decisions, from letting Sam Darnold walk to reportedly rushing J.J. McCarthy into the starting role.<\/p>\n<p data-athlete=\"false\">The Vikings could surely use a veteran quarterback, and if you\u2019re dreaming big, there isn\u2019t a bigger name than Joe Burrow, assuming he\u2019s even available.<\/p>\n<p data-athlete=\"false\">The conversation picked up steam when Sports Illustrated reporter Grant Cohn laid out a bold scenario in a video posted to X. According to him, Minnesota is at least exploring the idea of making a massive offer to the Cincinnati Bengals.<\/p>\n<p data-athlete=\"false\">\u201cThey\u2019re planning to offer J.J. McCarthy and Jonathan Greenard, and two first-round picks to the Cincinnati Bengals for Joe Burrow,\u201d he said. \u201cIf the Bengals say no, then they might go out and get Kirk Cousins, bring him back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-athlete=\"false\">How much weight it carries is hard to say. Big offers get floated this time of year, and not all of them come from solid ground. What is clear is that people around Burrow aren\u2019t buying any of it. Bengals running back Chase Brown was quick to shut the idea down.<\/p>\n<p data-athlete=\"false\">\u201cJoe\u2019s not going anywhere,\u201d Brown told CBS Sports. \u201cI think that was totally blown out of proportion. It was definitely a good talking point for people\u2026It gave the media a lot to talk about and probably made [Burrow\u2019s] Twitter notifications go off, but Joe\u2019s not going anywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-athlete=\"false\">Burrow also said he \u201ccan\u2019t see\u201d a scenario where he isn\u2019t suiting up for Cincinnati next season, and he clarified that his recent comments about not having fun were more about his own mindset than frustration with the Bengals. Teams may call. That doesn\u2019t mean the door is wide open.<\/p>\n<p data-athlete=\"false\">Still, this league has a way of surprising people. 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