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Joe Burrow Officially Welcomed Bengals' First-Round Pick With Hilarious One-Liner

The quarterback wanted to properly introduce himself to the rookie.

Madison Williams

Cincinnati Bengals first-rounder Shemar Stewart meets quarterback Joe Burrow.
Cincinnati Bengals first-rounder Shemar Stewart meets quarterback Joe Burrow. / Cincinnati Bengals/Screengrab
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Joe Burrow officially met the Cincinnati Bengals' first-round pick, defensive end Shemar Stewart out of Texas A&M, at the Bengals' facility on Friday.

Their first interaction was caught on camera, and it ended with Burrow feeling the need to properly introduce himself. He's a big enough NFL star that he probably doesn't have to introduce himself anywhere he goes, but he likely did in this moment to make Stewart feel welcome.

"Joe, by the way," Burrow said after hugging Stewart. He didn't leave without a hyped-up message to Stewart either. "Let's get some sacks this year, let's go."

Stewart added to the bit during his press conference in Cincinnati on Friday.

"I met some guy named Joe in the locker room," Stewart said, via Bengals Talk's James Rapien. "He came up to me and said, 'Hi, my name is Joe.'"

It sounds like the quarterback and defensive end already have a lighthearted relationship going.

In regards to Burrow's message to Stewart about getting sacks, Stewart finished his three-year collegiate career with a total of 4.5 sacks. Hopefully he can deliver on Burrow's wish this fall.

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Madison Williams
MADISON WILLIAMS

Madison Williams is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated, where she specializes in tennis but covers a wide range of sports from a national perspective. Before joining SI in 2022, Williams worked at The Sporting News. Having graduated from Augustana College, she completed a master’s in sports media at Northwestern University. She is a dog mom and an avid reader.

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