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David Carr, Brian Billick: Joe Burrow, young guys may struggle to be ready for NFL season

Players' preparation for the 2020 National Football League season will be unlike any other, and NFL Network analysts David Carr and Brian Billick both think Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow and other rookies and "young guys" will have the toughest time getting ready for Week 1 without traditional practices, scrimmages and fewer preseason games than the league usually has.

Cincinnati Bengals first-round draft pick, quarterback Joe Burrow, speaks in a virtual press conference after the Bengals selected him at the overall No. 1 spot in the 2020 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 23, 2020.

"I really think it's the young guys that are going to have the most difficult time because they’re not on the field with their guys," Carr said. "They haven't had the structure of a practice.