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Joe Burrow Gifts Bengals Linemen Authentic Fossils at Holiday Gathering

The gesture reflects his fossil fascination, aligning with the NFL quarterback-to-linemen gift custom.

Overview

  • ESPN reports Burrow hosted his offensive line at his Cincinnati home on Monday for the gift reveal.
  • Players chose from dinosaur, bear and mammoth fossils based on arrival order and team seniority.
  • Center Ted Karras selected a woolly mammoth tusk estimated by archaeologists at about 30,000 years old, per ESPN.
  • Tackles Orlando Brown Jr. and Amarius Mims picked cave bear skulls, while rookie Dylan Fairchild chose a Tyrannosaurus rex fossil.
  • Teammates praised the unique gesture as thoughtful and generous, noting it follows last year's authentic samurai swords gifts.