Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow has a namesake at the Cincinnati Zoo.
Burrow had a penguin named after him. The zoo named the penguin “Cup O’ Joe Burrow” earlier this winter.
Meet “Cup O’ Joe Burrow” Cincinnati Zoo’s newest penguin chick named after Cincinnati @Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow! Most of our little blue penguins are named something related to food, so we added “Cup O’ Joe” to the chick’s official name! 🐧🏈 pic.twitter.com/FRLzJ4YrFn
— Cincinnati Zoo (@CincinnatiZoo) February 8, 2022
Over the weekend, Burrow’s teammate, defensive end Trey Hendrickson, visited the Cincinnati Zoo with his wife and enjoyed some time with the penguin.
Trey Hendrickson and his wife Alisa visited @cincinnatizoo today and got to meet "Cup O' Joe Burrow", the penguin named after his @Bengals teammate. pic.twitter.com/9QigJYevfZ
— Cincinnati Zoo (@CincinnatiZoo) April 22, 2022
I’m sure this won’t be the last animal named after Burrow if he keeps playing at a high level.
Right now, Burrow might be the most popular man in the state of Ohio. And if he reaches his potential — plenty of folks think he has Tom Brady-like potential — he could end up having the zoo named after him instead of just a penguin.
If Burrow ends up bringing a Super Bowl trophy to Cincy, there’s no telling what will be named after him in the city.
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