"Last year, Joe Burrow said he was in a weapons mindset when he gifted his offensive linemen genuine samurai swords. This year, he was in his prehistoric era. Because it turns out, fossils are indeed always on Burrow's mind. For his holiday gift to his teammates this year, the Cincinnati Bengals star quarterback gave them authentic dinosaur, bear and mammoth fossils. It was a present that was not only greatly appreciated, but also indicative of who Burrow is."
"On Monday, Burrow invited players over to his home in Cincinnati. When they arrived, they were greeted with an array of old bones mounted on displays at Burrow's residence. Players selected their fossil of choice depending on when they arrived and their seniority compared to others. Karras picked the tusk of a woolly mammoth, a piece that archeologists estimated to be about 30,000 years old. Bengals offensive tackles Orlando Brown Jr. and Amarius Mims each took home cave bear skulls."
""I think it speaks to his intelligence and interests and his desire to do something unique," Bengals center Ted Karras told ESPN on Friday. "I thought it was really special.""
Joe Burrow gave his Cincinnati Bengals teammates authentic fossils — dinosaur, cave bear and mammoth pieces — as holiday gifts. He invited players to his Cincinnati home where displays of old bones awaited their arrival. Players chose fossils based on arrival order and seniority. Ted Karras selected a woolly mammoth tusk estimated at about 30,000 years old. Orlando Brown Jr. and Amarius Mims each took cave bear skulls. Rookie left guard Dylan Fairchild received a Tyrannosaurus rex artifact. The gifts followed Burrow's prior year gift of genuine samurai swords and reflect his unique interests.
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