Joe Burrow reveals why he gifted Bengals linemen Katana swords: ‘They wanted guns’

If it was up to Joe Burrow’s teammates, his gift to them may have been a little bit different than the authentic Japanese Katana swords he gave them. 

“Well, they wanted guns … And I was like ‘I don’t know about guns, guys.'” Burrow told reporters. “I was in the weapon mindset, and I was like, ‘what’s a cool weapon? Samurai swords, I think, are pretty dang cool.'”

The Katana swords were a big hit with his teammates, who raved about the gifts last week. 

The Bengals quarterback allowed each one of his linemen to select their own sword which came with its own unique backstory. 

Burrow credited an employee of his for doing the legwork to find the swords for his teammates. 

“And Nicole, she works for me, and she was able to go and find them for me,” Burrow said. “So, she did a great job finding the best ones out there. So, I think guys were excited about it.”

Tackle Orlando Brown had raved about the gift to The Athletic after Burrow had gifted the swords to them. 

“Joe does a great job at buying gifts that are extremely meaningful,” Brown said. “The fact that he bought me a sword, it’s the most ancient form of respect.”

For the moment it seems to be all smiles in Cincy as the Bengals have managed to keep their slim playoff hopes alive after winning three straight, which includes Sunday’s 24-6 victory over the Browns. 

The Bengals will need several things to occur for them to make the postseason.

First, they would need to win their final two games and then need the Broncos to lose in the final week of the season against the Chiefs and the Dolphins and Colts to drop at least one more game.