Joe Burrow’s Old Tweets Make Him Even More Likable: TRAINA THOUGHTS

Sports media takes, food takes, TV takes; Joe Burrow is a perfect tweeter

1. We have made it to the end of one of the worst weeks of the year in sports; that means Super Bowl Sunday is almost here.

Then, all eyes will be on Joe Burrow, who has become one of the most popular players in the league. The quarterback has remade a laughingstock NFL franchise while also coming back from a significant injury. This alone should make everyone a Burrow fan, but the 25-year-old also seems like an immensely likable guy.

Burrow went viral earlier this week for this quote:

“Focus on getting better. Don’t have a workout and post it on Instagram the next day and then go sit on your butt the next day and everyone thinks you’re working hard but you’re not. Work in silence. Don’t show anyone what you’re doing. Let your performance on Friday nights and Saturday nights and Sunday nights show all the hard work you put in. Don’t worry about all that social media stuff.”

“Don’t have a workout and go and post it on Instagram the next day. ... Work in silence. ... Don’t worry about all that social media stuff.”

Joe Burrow’s advice to young athletes 💯 @brgridiron pic.twitter.com/BRyzp2pxWB

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 7, 2022

Curiously, Burrow has posted on Instagram throughout the season. However, he has posted on Twitter only twice since July and both of those tweets were ads.

I spent some time looking up old Burrow tweets to learn more about him and by the end of my research, I became an even bigger fan. The guy might be an even better tweeter than he is a quarterback.

• He is an OUTSTANDING media critic.

This man doesn't know basketball https://t.co/KC32nQmJkT

— Joey Burrow (@JoeyB) June 10, 2015

It seems you are not very well-versed on this subject Doug https://t.co/pL4tdW8A8E

— Joey Burrow (@JoeyB) September 22, 2017

• He has excellent taste in television.

Last episode of Fresh Prince got me sad

— Joey Burrow (@JoeyB) November 7, 2014

If Jon Snow can return from the dead after getting stabbed in the heart... I can return from a broken hand

— Joey Burrow (@JoeyB) August 23, 2017

• He is on the right side of the key Thanksgiving debate.

I don't even like turkey

— Joey Burrow (@JoeyB) November 28, 2013

• He is wonderfully self-deprecating, yet perfectly confident.

Wish I could say this was a flop he’s just a much larger human than myself https://t.co/G5pbUlU2qg

— Joey Burrow (@JoeyB) October 27, 2019

That’s Ight I’ll take the 4 tds and the dub https://t.co/VVDLdQbqNW

— Joey Burrow (@JoeyB) January 1, 2019

• He knows how to troll.

When you have no NBA awards pic.twitter.com/ZLdwxqKmG6

— Joey Burrow (@JoeyB) June 2, 2017

• He knows the perfect way to call out the scam that is the NCAA.

Our team is worth 1.5 BILLION dollars but it wouldn't be fair to other students if we get a free hamburger https://t.co/SKHPmhzeRq

— Joey Burrow (@JoeyB) September 22, 2017

• He has fantastic takes on random things.

Am I the only one that hates zoos with a passion?

— Joey Burrow (@JoeyB) July 23, 2017

• He knows doppelgängers.

Urban Meyer looks like Sheen from jimmy neutron

— Joey Burrow (@JoeyB) December 8, 2013

Hopefully, the Bengals win the Super Bowl, and Burrow gets back to tweeting for our enjoyment.

He can even repurpose some of his best tweets, which he did with that quote above regarding posting on Instagram.

Work in silence... Be a surprise.

— Joey Burrow (@JoeyB) January 28, 2016

2. Reason 4,294,710 why Inside the NBA is the greatest sports studio show of all time.

LeBron couldn't keep it together after KD picked Gobert over Harden 😅#NBAAllStar | @Nike pic.twitter.com/2wS1U8t7sE

— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) February 11, 2022

3. Eminem, who will be one of the halftime performers Sunday, is a big Al Michaels fan. Who knew?

If he gets to meet Al on Sunday, hopefully it goes a little better than his famous encounter with another broadcasting legend, Brent Musburger.

4. I want nothing more in sports right now than for Tom Brady to become an analyst or host of his own ManningCast show next season.

Imagine if the entire internet commemorated the anniversary of the time you had one too many margaritas… https://t.co/y7oDTzoJUZ

— Tom Brady (@TomBrady) February 10, 2022

5. Austin Powers is one of my all-time favorite movies, so I was happy to see the cast back together for this Super Bowl commercial.

6. This week's SI Media Podcast features an interview with Bengals legend Boomer Esiason.

The NFL Today panelist and WFAN radio host talks about how his former franchise went from NFL joke to Super Bowl participant, what makes Joe Burrow so special and the best moments in Bengals history.

Esiason also tells what happened during that AFC title game's halftime show when the CBS panel was drowned out by a concert, reveals whether Aaron Rodgers ever reached out to him after a recent controversy and talks about his long career in sports media, which includes calling 19 Super Bowls on radio, working with Al Michaels on Monday Night Football and doing morning drive radio for nearly 15 years.

Following Esiason is the weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment with Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York. This week's segment features a conversation about a variety of Super Bowl prop bets that we like, Super Bowl party food and reviews for a bunch of news shows we recently watched.

You can listen to the podcast below or download it on Apple, Spotify and Stitcher.

You can also watch the SI Media Podcast on YouTube.

7. RANDOM VIDEO OF THE DAY: This incident was heavily discussed with Esiason on the SI Media Podcast. It is currently the best moment in Bengals history. Will that change Sunday?

Be sure to catch up on past editions of Traina Thoughts and check out the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast hosted by Jimmy Traina on Apple, Spotify or Stitcher. You can also follow Jimmy on Twitter and Instagram.