Jimmy Burrow, the father of Cincinnati Bengals rookie quarterback and No. 1 draft pick Joe Burrow, joked that with his son's agreement in principle earlier this week on a four-year, $36.1 million contract "we finally got him out of our basement."
Burrow talked about the deal and his son's preparation for the 2020 season on Wednesday morning with WNXX-FM, 104.5's Off the Bench:
"It was a process. There was language that needed to be ironed out. As a parent, you get a little nervous when it isn't a done deal.