Joe Burrow on Advice He Gave to Kyler Murray

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00:00 Joe, Tyler Murray said that he's coming back from ACL surgery.

00:04 He said he talked to you, I think, in Miami a while ago.

00:06 Yeah.

00:07 Do you remember what that conversation was like?

00:09 Yeah, we just talked about the process.

00:11 I've been through it, so I gave him some insight.

00:14 He's a great guy.

00:15 I was happy to talk with him.

00:16 He's going to come back better than ever.

00:18 As you get closer, is there pressure

00:21 to kind of get back just to get on the field to help your team?

00:25 Yeah, as professional football players,

00:28 whenever you're not out there with your guys,

00:30 it's always really tough.

00:32 But at the same time, you've got to think about your body,

00:35 and you've got to think about your career,

00:36 and you've got to think about what's

00:37 best for the organization.

00:38 So if you're not ready, you can't come back.

00:40 It's always tough.

00:41 I've been there, but it is what it is as part of this profession.

00:44 How big of a deal, Joe, is it today

00:46 to play complementary football where obviously the offense

00:49 played very well, but early on the defense played well,

00:51 then later they generate a couple of turnovers,

00:54 something you guys have been needing the first four weeks.

00:57 How big of a deal is that?

00:58 Yeah, it doesn't matter how well you play on offense.

01:00 If your defense doesn't play well, you're not going to win.

01:03 So when you have a defense like that, it makes our jobs easier.

01:07 We've got to continue to play complementary football,