Joe Burrow must request a trade in the 2025 offseason to preserve his NFL career

On By Littum

The Cincinnati Bengals lost yet again, and Joe Burrow once again played his tail off. It’s time for Burrow to preserve his NFL career. Now 4-6 on the season, there’s only so much Joe Burrow can do. He has led the 6th highest scoring offense in the NFL this season, scoring 27 points per game. match. However, their defense is 26th and has allowed 26.2 points per game. match.

Burrow would have an MVP season if his defense could stop a nosebleed. He has thrown 24 touchdowns against four interceptions for a 108.1 passer rating. He is currently sporting the following stat line in 2024:

4,542 yards, 41 touchdowns, 7 interceptions

There’s just no excuse for a top-3 QB in the NFL to be on such a bad team. And in Week 10, Joe Burrow showed the entire NFL world why he’s in a terrible position, and while the Baltimore Ravens offense is nearly unstoppable, this has been a season-long trend.

At one point, Joe Burrow needs to preserve his own NFL career. He’ll turn 28 in December, so he’s not far off 30. He’s been sacked his entire career and has been sacked 171 times in 62 regular season games.

The Bengals front office has failed to provide Burrow with a solid offensive line and has recently missed out on many defensive draft picks. That has left the Bengals without the toughness factor that all top teams have, and they’re wasting away Joe Burrow’s best years. Burrow needs to take his career into his own hands in the offseason.

Cincinnati is not going to make the playoffs this year; they already have six losses and may need to win 10 games to qualify as a Wild Card. The defense isn’t going to make some kind of turnaround and we’re going to continue to see Burrow light up the stat sheet for nothing.

It’s a terrible situation, but not a surprise. When have the Cincinnati Bengals ever been known to be a well-run organization? They’ve played hardball with Tee Higgins and Ja’Marr Chase and don’t show a good enough investment in their homegrown players. I wouldn’t be shocked if there were current Bengals players who just didn’t want to be there anymore.

It’s a sad situation as their fans deserve better and for the sake of his own career Joe Burrow needs to request a trade in 2025.