CINCINNATI -- It's the season of giving, and for Bengals fans, that hasn't necessarily been a good thing, because the only thing Joe Burrow has been giving them over the past two weeks is anxiety. Last week, Burrow sounded like someone who wasn't having very much fun playing football, leading to some speculation that he might pull an Andrew Luck.

Comparing Burrow to Andrew Luck, who shockingly retired before the 2019 season at Burrow's current age (29), feels relevant to the extent that Burrow's frustrations stem from surgeries on his knee, wrist and toe, plus other less serious injuries. Burrow, like Luck, also has reason to question how his team has built its offensive line.