The Cincinnati Bengals selected LSU quarterback Joe Burrow with the first pick of the NFL draft on Thursday.
Burrow, an Athens, Ohio native, spent two years as a backup QB with the Ohio State Buckeyes before transferring to LSU in 2018.
State officials, teammates, and former Bengals took to social media on Thursday to give their reaction to the pick:
🚨 IT'S REAL 🚨
— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) April 24, 2020
Welcome Home, @Joe_Burrow10#SeizeTheDEY | @Bose pic.twitter.com/qnauCnpOWI
A message from @Coach_EdOrgeron & @LSUfootball:#GeauxTigers | #SeizeTheDEY pic.twitter.com/C51wH4ltcV
— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) April 24, 2020
🎉Congratulations to Ohioan @Joe_Burrow10 who was selected by the @Bengals as the first draft pick in 2020!
— Governor Mike DeWine (@GovMikeDeWine) April 24, 2020
Can’t wait to see him play!🏈 https://t.co/dDw5ksuBaK
Congratulations, @Joe_Burrow10. Well-deserved. https://t.co/TSROYhQH1Q
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) April 24, 2020
Lets gooo @Joe_Burrow10!! Who Dey baby
— Sam Hubbard (@Sam_Hubbard_) April 24, 2020
Building something great in Cincy 💯 back to work in the AM
— Germaine Pratt (@GermainePratt7) April 24, 2020
Do I need to say anything? #WhoDey #Bengals pic.twitter.com/961VuOgR8x
— Boomer Esiason (@7BOOMERESIASON) April 24, 2020
"You ended up in the right place." 🐅@ochocinco ➡ @Joe_Burrow10 pic.twitter.com/qCEpiekXQ7
— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) April 24, 2020
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