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Joe Burrow

Role(s) as quoted
  • Cincinnati Bengals QB; 2019 Heisman winner at LSU
  • Ohio State backup QB
Person type
Players
Entries
2 (Sep 21, 2017 to Feb 2025)
Topics
Pay, NIL & revenue sharing (2) Transfer portal (1)

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Joe Burrow, Ohio State backup QB · · 4-team CFP (2014-20) · permalink
“Our team is worth 1.5 BILLION dollars but it wouldn't be fair to other students if we get a free hamburger.”
Responding to a Wall Street Journal valuation of Ohio State football at $1.5 billion, Burrow tweeted a jab at NCAA rules that barred players from even small benefits.
Source: USA Today: Ohio State backup QB Joe Burrow takes shot at NCAA
Pay, NIL & revenue sharing
Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals QB; 2019 Heisman winner at LSU · · 12-team/revenue-sharing (2024-26) · permalink
“If you're in high school and you're getting offered that, go wherever they're paying you the most.”
On The Dan Patrick Show, Burrow said he would have transferred from Ohio State much sooner if today's rules had existed, and told players to take full advantage of NIL money.
Source: Sports Illustrated (LSU on SI): LSU Football Great Joe Burrow: 'Go Wherever They Are Paying You The Most'
Pay, NIL & revenue sharing Transfer portal