ESPN NFL Draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. defended the Cincinnati Bengals when asked on First Take whether potential No. 1 overall pick Joe Burrow of LSU has leverage or should "pull an Eli Manning" and refuse to play for the Bengals.
"Well first of all, the bashing of the Bengals? The Bengals have been to the Super Bowl. Four teams in the NFL have never even been to a Super Bowl," Kiper said. "They had success with Carson Palmer - they went to the playoffs - he got hurt in the playoff game. And then Andy Dalton went to the playoffs.