Now, last week, Joe Burrow made comments about he really just sounded depressed and opened up the door to retirement or possibly wanting out.

He met the media earlier today.

I haven't heard this yet, so I think we're going to all respond to it in real time.

But Joe met the media in which he talked about his state of mind, including direct questions about potentially leaving the Cincinnati

Bengals. So, ladies and gentlemen, this is Joe Burrow from his press conference earlier today.

In your mind where you're not the quarterback of the Bengals next year? I couldn't, I can't see that, no.

Did you ever both thought about the possibility of not being the quarterback here during your career?

You think about a lot of things.

When you look at quarterbacks over the course of their time, great ones, Hayden, Brady,

you kind of have to understand that you never know what this league will bring.

What did you learn from watching how their careers unfolded?

Yeah, a lot of crazy things happen every year.

Michael Parsons got traded right before the season, I think, this year.

That is something I hadn't seen in a long time in the NFL, so crazy things can happen.

In your mind, we're not the quarterback.

What do you take out of that?

Other than the typing?

Yeah, the typing was obnoxious, but whatever.

I think that was a clear message to the Bengals.

That's what I took out of it.

He doesn't envision him personally not being here, but he thinks about a lot of things,

and he never saw the Micah Parsons deal coming. I think he's clearly not happy with the Cincinnati Bengals,

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