With plenty of concern surrounding the future of the quarterback position on the Pittsburgh Steelers roster, the legendary James Harrison took it upon himself to make an interesting sales pitch to an AFC North rival — Cincinnati Bengals star quarterback Joe Burrow.
On a recent episode of the Deebo & Joe podcast, Harrison pleaded with Burrow to join Pittsburgh as a way of making it up to the Steelers for helping Cleveland Browns DE Myles Garrett break T.J. Watt’s sack record.
“I know you ain’t happy what’s going on over there,” Harrison said. “…We missing a piece. You could be that piece. Joe, listen, you got to look out for yourself. You got to take care of yourself. I care about you, Joe, because I did do a year in Cincinnati and I know what you doing over there, what you’re facing over there. I know what you’re going through. …Joe said he wanted to be fun again. You want to have fun? Hey, we over here having fun, Joe.”
Trade rumors surrounding Burrow’s future skyrocketed after the Bengals quarterback claimed if he wanted to keep playing, he’d need to “have fun doing it.”
Even if the Bengals truly decided to trade Burrow, which still seems unlikely at this point, there’s almost zero shot he’d ever be traded within the division, let alone to Pittsburgh.
