New season, new style.
Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow arrived at training camp in Cincinnati on Tuesday sporting a new bleached-blond buzz cut.
The Bengals posted a photo of their “new-look” quarterback to social media and added the caption of “guess who’s back” — a lyric from Eminem’s 2002 hit “Without Me.” Burrow now looks a bit like the famous rapper after shedding the thicker brown hair he’s had since entering the league as the top overall pick of the 2020 NFL Draft.
And the Bengals are happy to have back Burrow, whose 2023 season ended prematurely after 10 games because of a torn ligament in his right wrist.
Burrow, 27, wasn’t the only Bengals superstar with a different look, however.
Wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase, 24, also featured a short haircut after sporting longer hair since entering the league as the fifth overall pick of the 2021 NFL Draft.
Chase and the Bengals have yet to come to terms on a long-term contract extension, but he could still afford that haircut. He will play the 2024 season on a $21.8 million fifth-year option.