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Quarterback Joe Burrow can do more than just lead the Cincinnati Bengals to back-to-back AFC Championships games.
The first-overall pick of the 2020 NFL Draft showed off his baseball skills on Wednesday, taking batting practice at the Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati with a few of his Bengals teammates.
Joe Burrow, #9 of the Cincinnati Bengals, warms up before kickoff against the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium on January 22, 2023, in Orchard Park, New York. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)
The Pro Bowl quarterback showed his power, launching four home runs during BP.
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Burrow took around 100 swings in the cage and earned a rounding cheer from Cincinnati Reds players and his Bengals teammates after launching his first bomb, according to MLB.com.
"I was coaching him up," Reds second baseman Jonathan India said. "I was telling him to get the [bat] head out. Looked low in the zone. He hit two homers back to back."
Burrow called it a day after pulling a pitch off the top of the cage.
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Joe Burrow of the Cincinnati Bengals after throwing out the ceremonial first pitch before the Cincinnati Reds game against the Cleveland Guardians at Great American Ball Park on April 12, 2022, in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
"OK, that's good," said Burrow.
Burrow, who is from Athens, Ohio, is preparing to enter his fourth NFL season as he has quickly become one of the top quarterbacks in the league.
The college football national champion has led the Bengals to deep playoff runs the past two seasons, going to Super Bowl LVI and taking Cincinnati to the AFC Championship Game last year.
Joe Burrow, #9 of the Cincinnati Bengals, drops back to pass in the first quarter against the Baltimore Ravens at Paycor Stadium on January 8, 2023, in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
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Burrow is entering the final year of his rookie contract but told reporters in May that the two sides are working on an extension.
"I'm involved," Burrow said regarding contract talks with the team, per CBS Sports. "It's in the works. It's not really something I like to play out in the media. That's just the way I think they want to do business, [how] I want to do business. We prefer to keep that between us."