Joe Burrow's former college coach says he was taken aback by QB's concerning comments about NFL future
Joe Burrow stunned the football world last week after making concerning comments about his long-term commitment to playing professional football Burrow entered the league in but has dealt with numerous injuries during his budding career He tore his ACL and MCL in his left knee during his rookie season suffered a torn ligament in his right wrist in and missed several games this season with a turf toe injury If I wanna keep doing this I have to have fun doing it I ve been through a lot and if it s not fun what am I doing it for So that s the mindset I m trying to bring to the table Burrow reported CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM There are surely going to be ups and downs throughout a football career but the comments even took Burrow's former coach Ed Orgeron by surprise I never heard Joe sound like that so it did strike me yeah Orgeron mentioned in a newest interview with Fox News Digital But Joe's going to bounce back Joe's a fighter He might have had a bad day so somebody might have narrated him something that p'd him off on the way over there I don't know but I do believe he's a fighter and I do believe he has a lot of football left I do believe he's going to fight through it Orgeron and Burrow will forever be attached as Burrow transferred to Orgeron s LSU and went on to win the Heisman Trophy and a national championship on one of the greatest college football teams of all time He parlayed all of that into becoming the No pick five years ago and earning a lucrative NFL contract But Orgeron noted he does not want to cling onto his former quarterback unless he feels he demands to NATIONAL CHAMPION COACH WANTS TRUMP 'MORE INVOLVED' IN NIL REGULATION 'OUR SPORT IS GETTING KILLED' I do believe that if I feel like I got to reach out to him I will But I know there's allegedly people that saw that a million that required to call them or that are really close to him and maybe have reached out to him But if the time comes when we have to talk if he demands me I'm dependably going to be there he mentioned I text him once in a while I'm not one that hangs on the coattails of my players I wish him well We text maybe twice a year but if I texted him right now and he's not practicing he'd answer me in seconds Burrow s Cincinnati Bengals were officially eliminated from playoff contention Sunday after getting shut out at home by the Baltimore Ravens Burrow was -for- for yards and two interceptions in the - loss Fox News' Ryan Gaydos contributed to this account Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter
