Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is a hot topic on social media feeds after his heated exchange with Bengals coach Zac Taylor aired on Netflix.
The clip is from the sixth episode of the new season of the Netflix docuseries “Quarterback,” which highlights the lives of Burrow and two other NFL quarterbacks in footage on and off the field. The show, which premiered July 8, shows Burrow’s tense conversation with Taylor during the team’s December 2024 win against the Tennessee Titans.
In the clip, Taylor approached Burrow on the sidelines during the closing moments of the game, after a false start penalty, and said “Hey, way to finish the day. That’s a great drive to finish (the game).”
“That’s an embarrassing performance by us,” Burrow said. “F—ing embarrassing.”
“Listen, we’ll address it,” Taylor said. “We’ll address it. But at the same time, let’s enjoy some of these wins.”
“F— that. F— that,” Burrow said. “We sucked today. That was embarrassing. We jumped offsides f—ing eight times.”
Burrow and Taylor have both since addressed the dialogue, with Taylor describing it as “an emotional moment” that “may be viewed as conflict. It’s really just passion for the game.”
The quarterback said he understood the Bengals got a win that day, but “when things aren’t good enough, I’m not gonna act like they were.”
Here’s a roundup of how social media is reacting to the exchange.
Social media reacts to tense Burrow-Taylor exchange in ‘Quarterback’
When does season 2 of ‘Quarterback’ come out?
“Quarterback,” starring Burrow, premiered Tuesday, July 8.
Where to watch ‘Quarterback’
The first and second seasons of “Quarterback” are available to stream on Netflix.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Social media praises and criticizes Joe Burrow’s heated Netflix clip: ‘Whiny little kid’
Reporting by Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer / Cincinnati Enquirer
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