Joe Burrow on Tyler Boyd: TB is going to have a big season. I have a great connection with him right now.

Boyd finished with 90-1,046-5 on 148 targets in 2019, resulting in a No. 23 finish. Andy Dalton only played 13 games, and in those games, Boyd played at a 96-1,086-5.0 pace, which represent solid WR2 numbers. In 2018, he finished with 76-1,028-7 on 108 targets finishing No. 17. A.J. Green is theoretically back this season and Boyd’s 2018 splits with Green (6.1-80-0.56 on 8.2 targets per game) are encouraging, though much has changed in Cincinnati since 2018. The Bengals have a new offense and a new quarterback. Boyd is going off the board as a midrange WR3 and that seems about right.

Bengals rookie QB Joe Burrow showed control of the Bengals offense during the team's first scrimmage, according to head coach Zac Taylor. "He did a nice job communicating and had some nice drives for us," Taylor said in a teleconference afterward. Taylor also added that Burrow's grasp of the offense was not anything new.

Zac Taylor appears to be Burrow's biggest fan. Taylor praised Burrow as he completed eight consecutive passes during a stretch of the scrimmage. Burrow did not have A.J. Green or John Ross to throw to, but still succeeded. Depth may be Burrow's biggest weapon this season as he grasps the pro game.

Rookies and veterans are working out together this week as the Cincinnati Bengals go through the acclimation period of training camp. The acclimation portion of camp features on-field walk-throughs, which means Joe Burrow is tossing his first passes to A.J. Green this week.

“He's one of the best receivers in the league. I couldn't be more excited to work with him,” Burrow said of Green.

The story said Green hasn’t entered a season with a rookie starting quarterback since he and Andy Dalton both started as first-year players in 2011. The wideout caught 65 footballs for 1,057 receiving yards and had seven touchdowns with Dalton throwing him the football in 2011. Factor in a new coach, too, and Green is going off the board in the sixth round which is the latest we've seen in years.

Bengals QB Joe Burrow has signed his rookie contract.

Burrow is officially official. He is the unquestioned starter in Cincy and has a group of offensive weapons that make him an intriguing QB2 in fantasy.

The Cincinnati Bengals have agreed to terms with Joe Burrow on his rookie contract, multiple outlets reported Tuesday.

Burrow’s slotted contract value is $36.1 million over four years, all fully guaranteed, with a $23.9 million signing bonus. Like all first-round picks, his deal has a fifth-year team option. He was taken first overall back in April.

Joe Burrow has already started to build a rapport with at least one Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver.

According to a source, Burrow and John Ross have trained together out in the west coast. Burrow worked out with Ross prior to the 2020 NFL Draft and those on-field workouts continued post-draft.

The story said establishing a connection with Burrow will have a major impact on Ross’ future with the franchise. Ross is on the final year of his rookie deal and the Bengals declined to pick up his fifth-year option this offseason. Injuries have hampered Ross throughout his Cincinnati career. He got off to a promising start in 2019, but his season was derailed due to a sternoclavicular injury in Week 4.