Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase and quarterback Joe Burrow are now the proud owners of these Cincinnati Museum Center fossils.

The quarterback enters this camp healthy and eager to put an end to the team's notoriously slow starts to the season.

And yes, you read that right: A Bengals defense that was historically bad last season managed to slow down Joe Burrow, who was historically good. After practice, the Bengals star quarterback was clearly frustrated with his play. He gave a one-word answer when asked how things went.

Quarterback Joe Burrow said that the Cincinnati Bengals offense played “poorly” on the first day of training camp Wednesday.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow wasn’t too thrilled exiting the first day of training camp. Considering the weapons on offense the Bengals have returning around him, Burrow wanted to see more of a “seamless” session from his unit.

While Cincinnati was able to re-sign wideouts Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins earlier this offseason, it continues to deal with contract issues as Pro Bowl pass rusher Trey Hendrickson and 2025 first-round pick Shemar Stewart are holding out during the first week of training camp.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow addresses the media after the first practice of training camp. Burrow will be playing in preseason games, according to head coach Zac Taylor. Taylor did not specify how many games or how many snaps Burrow would play.

Bengals head coach Zac Taylor said on Wednesday that Cincinnati plans to use QB Joe Burrow more often during the preseason.