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Why Joe Burrow is a blessing and a curse for Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor

LSU football quarterback Joe Burrow (Photo by Jamie Schwaberow/Getty Images)

Former LSU football quarterback Joe Burrow will lead the Cincinnati Bengals’ offense as a rookie in 2020.

The expectations for former LSU football quarterback Joe Burrow as a rookie are going to be sky-high.

Burrow, who was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals with the No. 1 overall selection in the 2020 NFL Draft, is already viewed by most analysts as the favorite to win the NFL rookie of the year award.

But beyond individual accolades, Burrow will be expected to turn around a Bengals franchise that hasn’t won a playoff game since 1990.