Peyton Manning says likely No. 1 overall pick Joe Burrow is going to take his lumps in his rookie year but that those rough times can help propel him to success in his later years.
Manning, who was the No. 1 overall pick by the Indianapolis Colts in the 1998 draft, said Sunday on SportsCenter that Burrow recently called him for advice on being a rookie quarterback. Burrow, who won the Heisman Trophy and a national title last season with LSU, attended Manning’s Passing Academy last summer.
“He called me about some of the things that I tried to do as a rookie that maybe he can apply to his NFL career,” Manning said. “Looks like it’s going to be for the Cincinnati Bengals. What I told him, ‘Look, Joe, if you’re the first pick in the NFL draft, you are going to a team that has earned the first pick in the NFL draft. There are going to be some holes there. There’s a reason the Colts were picking No. 1 that year. There’s a reason the Bengals are picking No. 1 this year.'”
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