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Former Bengals QB1 Carson Palmer Is Skeptical About Whether Joe Burrow Will Resign With Cincinnati

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  • Joe Burrow is set to play in the Super Bowl in only his second year in the NFL.
  • Although he has a long way to go in his career, former Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer isn’t sure if he will stick around in Cincinnati regardless of the result on Sunday.
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If there is anyone who knows what it is like to be QB1 for the Bengals, it is Carson Palmer. Just like current QB1 Joe Burrow, Palmer was drafted first overall by Cincinnati in the NFL Draft after winning a Heisman Trophy and proceeded to spend half of his 14-year career with the organization.

There is one glaring difference between their two careers, of course— Burrow is playing in a Super Bowl in Year 2, but Palmer never reached a Super Bowl.

Regardless of their respective success on the field, Palmer knows a thing or two about the organization. That’s why he questions whether Burrow will resign with the Bengals when his rookie contract expires.

Palmer spoke with Michael Holley and Michael Smith on their show ‘Brother From Another’ earlier this week and explained why Burrow may not stay in Cincinnati. Perhaps he was projecting a little bit, given his track record with the team, and perhaps he is questioning things a little bit too early in the process, but his logic certainly raises an interesting conversation.

Here is what he had to say:

“I think Joe’s gonna sit back after this game, win or lose, and be like, ‘Man, am I gonna re-sign with this team?’ Are they willing to do what it takes to continuously build to get back to the next Super Bowl next year? And the year after that and the year after that? How are they willing to structure salary cap-wise, to be able to afford (Burrow) but also … Ja’Marr Chase when he comes up, or Tee Higgins, or maybe even redo this offensive line that’s given up a league-leading 54 sacks this year.

Joe’s not thinking about this one Super Bowl. Joe is thinking about getting seven.”

There is no reason to think that Cincinnati could not develop into a consistent Super Bowl contender— as of right now. However, Palmer is not so sure.

He knows how the Bengals operates. Things got so bad while he was there that he threatened to retire if the team did not trade him. His skepticism makes sense.

Burrow’s current contract is in place through the 2023 season. At that point, he will have to decide what to do next and Palmer doesn’t think it’s a no-brainer to stay where he is.