Dolphins Made Multiple Calls To Bengals About Trading Up To No. 1 Overall

Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the Dolphins made multiple calls to the Bengals to see if Cincinnati would trade the No. 1 overall pick.

However, Schefter says the Bengals told them they weren’t interested in moving off the pick. 

On Wednesday, Dianna Russini reported that the Bengals aren’t even pretending to entertain trade offers for the No. 1 pick anymore. “We could just turn our ringers off on our phones,” one source told her.

Added another source, per Tyler Dragon: “We are taking [LSU QB] Joe Burrow. How could you not?” 

This comes as no surprise, given that Burrow has been locked in as the No. 1 pick earlier than almost any No. 1 pick in history after completing one of the best college football seasons of all time and growing up in Ohio. 

There was some speculation that Burrow might not want to play for the Bengals organization but he put that rumor to bed at the NFL Scouting Combine. 

“I’m not going to not play. I’m a ballplayer. I’m going to show up,” Burrow said via Adam Schefter.

Not that it was ever in any doubt, but this should just about officially end all suspense regarding Burrow being the No. 1 pick by the Bengals Thursday. 

Burrow, 23, transferred to LSU to become the starter after three years at Ohio State. He had one of the best seasons for a quarterback in college football history in 2019, winning the Heisman, leading LSU to a national championship and cementing himself as a favorite for the first pick in the draft. 

In 2019, Burrow completed 76.3 percent of his passes for 5,671 yards, 60 touchdowns and six interceptions in 15 games. He also ran 115 times for 368 yards and an additional five touchdowns.