Number 1 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, quarterback Joe Burrow speaks with Cincinnati media for the first time as a member of the Cincinnati Bengals. Cincinnati Enquirer
David Carr knows firsthand what Joe Burrow is experiencing.
Carr was in Burrow’s exact same position 18 years ago: The No.1 overall draft pick and the top quarterback prospect in the draft class tasked to be the new face of a franchise.
The parallels between Carr and Burrow are evident.
In 2002, the expansion franchise Houston Texans drafted Carr. Nineteen drafts later, the Cincinnati Bengals chose Burrow to spearhead their rebuild.