Joe Burrow calls Bengals roster the 'most talented' the team has had, has lofty expectations for season

Joe Burrow is thrilled with the Cincinnati Bengals offseason moves and is reasoning big.

Burrow, 29, praised the beforehand bureau for the moves they made successful escaped bureau to fortify their defense.

"This is the astir talented roster we’ve had since I’ve been here," Burrow said portion speaking to reporters Wednesday. "The beforehand bureau has taken a batch of vigor from the fans, the public, the media. We tin enactment each of that down us.

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Joe Burrow of the Cincinnati Bengals warms up earlier a crippled against the Baltimore Ravens astatine Paycor Stadium successful Cincinnati, Ohio, connected Dec. 14, 2025. (Jason Miller/Getty Images)

"They went and made it hap with escaped agency," helium added. "And past evidently with Dexter (Lawrence), making a commercialized similar that, that doesn’t hap a ton successful the NFL. So it’s breathtaking to see."

The three-time Pro Bowl backmost praised the free-agent signings of information Bryan Cook, antiaircraft extremity Boye Mafe and antiaircraft tackle Jonathan Allen, on with the large plaything of the offseason: trading the No. 10 prime for antiaircraft tackle Dexter Lawrence.

"The fig 1 happening is you person to win," Burrow said. "We’re going to spell triumph a batch of games this twelvemonth and play large and triumph a Super Bowl."

Burrow said helium did not springiness the beforehand bureau immoderate mandates oregon threats to marque additions aft a 6-11 run past season.

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Cincinnati Bengals backmost Joe Burrow throws a shot during signifier successful Cincinnati connected May 12, 2026. (Jeff Dean/AP)

"I would accidental we had a batch of connection during escaped agency," Burrow said. "We didn’t person our postseason gathering similar we typically have. I would accidental if anything, I was little progressive this twelvemonth than successful years past."

The Bengals missed the playoffs for a 3rd consecutive play past twelvemonth successful ample portion due to the fact that of a horrendous defense, allowing the third-most points per crippled successful the NFL past play astatine 28.9.

"I conscionable deliberation we cognize wherever we needed to beryllium better, and we went retired and aggressively made it happen," Burrow said. "We filled immoderate holes that we had from years past, got amended astatine a batch of positions. Signed the champion escaped cause information (Cook). Got the champion D tackle successful the league, successful my opinion. So we person everything we request successful that locker room. We conscionable person to spell marque it happen."

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Cincinnati Bengals backmost Joe Burrow throws a walk during the 2nd fractional of an NFL crippled against the Buffalo Bills successful Orchard Park, N.Y., connected Dec. 7, 2025. (Gene J. Puskar/AP)

The 29-year-old said the vigor is elevated successful the locker country and that the vibes are palpable.

"There’s nary concealed that the past respective years didn’t spell the mode we wanted to, and there’s a batch of blasted to spell astir for that, myself included," Burrow said. "We’re successful a large spot this year. We brought successful large radical and large players. You tin consciousness the vibes of the locker room. The vigor is elevated close now. We person immoderate seasoned guys that tin travel successful and amusement the younger guys connected defence what it takes, what it means to beryllium large each day. That’s breathtaking to beryllium a portion of."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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