If Joe Burrow had one opportunity to win a Super Bowl, to seize everything he wanted in one moment, would he capture it or let it slip?
Based on the superstar quarterback’s haircut heading into Cincinnati Bengals training camp, it looks like he’ll try to capture it. And he better hope his palms don’t get too sweaty and that his knees don’t get too weak.
To open the Bengals’ latest pursuit for a championship, their franchise player walked into the building boasting a short, bleach-blonde haircut reminiscent of famed rapper Eminem, WWE wrestler Cody Rhodes, or even a young Jonah Hill in 21 Jump Street.
Whatever floats your boat along this generational divide, it’s pretty wild to actually see this kind of style on Burrow’s head:
Guess who’s back pic.twitter.com/dwHy2zymH2
— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) July 23, 2024
Jokes aside, Burrow is such a classic Zoomer. Like everyone else from his generation, he’ll take an outdated hairstyle or fashion choice from the 1990s and now claim it was new or say it’s cool because of its “retro” aesthetic.
Until the roof comes off, until the lights go out, I have no doubt Burrow thinks this way.
Naturally, Burrow’s new haircut left NFL fans absolutely befuddled as they started firing off an unsurprising round of jokes.
if he was real, he would add bengal stripes https://t.co/QKlPKvn8kD
— Steven Ruiz (@theStevenRuiz) July 23, 2024
Ohioans only do this when they’re scared https://t.co/E69lHOs7ds
— but doctor, i am (@BarrelJumpist) July 23, 2024
Everyone getting off their Eminem jokes and I’m over here like omg he *has* to be Roy Batty for Halloween. https://t.co/Crgeo068Po pic.twitter.com/XkEhctBf1s
— Jennifer Kirton (@JenKtn) July 23, 2024
Did they ask him about his title match against Solo Sikoa in 2 weeks? https://t.co/su6e9Q77ft
— JP Acosta (@acosta32_jp) July 23, 2024
football has more than one royal family https://t.co/i6p7lploJ8
— David Helman (@davidhelman_) July 23, 2024
NO
he looks like he's about to make an inappropriate Lance Bass joke now
the west has fallen https://t.co/GEkNVAfbAP
— Katie ???????????? (@KatesOfHeaven) July 23, 2024
Looking like a side character from Fast and Furious https://t.co/DXVtMsYbGj
— Sean Clement (@SeanfromSeabeck) July 23, 2024
It's giving… https://t.co/vkEwOHujC1 pic.twitter.com/ulyvwDWisr
— Kimberly (@kimcollelo) July 23, 2024