Joe Burrow

BIOGRAPHY

Joe Burrow was born on December 10th, 1996 in Ames, Iowa. He is a quarterback in the NFL.

Joseph Lee Burrow was born in Ames, Iowa on December 10, 1996, the son of Robin and Jim Burrow. Jim is a former football player and coach, whose career lasted over 40 years. Burrow was born in Ames when his father was on the staff for the Iowa State Cyclones. According to a 2019 Sports Illustrated story, "the Burrow athletic lineage dates back nearly a century." In the 1940s, one of his grandmothers set a Mississippi state high school record with an 82-point game in basketball. His paternal grandfather played basketball at Mississippi State; his uncle, John Burrow, played football at Ole Miss; and two older brothers also played football at Nebraska.

In his first year at LSU, Burrow was named the starting quarterback as a redshirt junior in 2018. In an early season road trip to then-No. 7 Auburn, Burrow threw for 249 yards and a touchdown en route to a 22–21 win. He was named SEC Offensive Player of the Week following the victory. He again earned SEC Offensive Player of the Week honors following a 292-yard, three-touchdown performance against Ole Miss two weeks later. Burrow helped lead the Tigers to a 10–3 record, including a win over UCF in the Fiesta Bowl and a No. 6 ranking in the final AP Poll. Burrow finished the season with 2,894 yards passing, 16 touchdowns, and five interceptions. He added 399 rushing yards and seven rushing touchdowns.

In the 2020 National Championship Game against Clemson, Burrow threw for 463 yards with six total touchdowns and five passing, leading LSU to a 42–25 victory and being named the game's offensive MVP.

Burrow was one of 58 players invited to the 2020 NFL Draft, where he was selected first overall by the Cincinnati Bengals. 

He finished the 2022 season ranked 5th in the NFL in both completions (414) and passing yards (4,475), while his franchise record 35 touchdown passes ranked in 2nd. Meanwhile, the Bengals finished 12–4 on the season, their best record since 2015.

In his 2021 season, he had an incredible run and lead his team to the Super Bowl but lost to the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LVI.

In the 2022–23 NFL playoffs, Burrow led the Bengals to victories over the Baltimore Ravens and Buffalo Bills en route to their second consecutive AFC Championship game. The Bengals lost to the Kansas City Chiefs in a rematch of the previous AFC Championship game. He made his 2nd Pro Bowl in 2023.

On September 7, 2023, Burrow signed a five-year, $275 million contract extension, making him the highest-paid player in NFL history with an average annual salary of $55 million.