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Joe Burrow went from the No 1 pick to a Super Bowl contender in a year. And he’s not afraid to challenge Patrick Mahomes. He swapped his helmet for a bat and joined the Reds for some batting practice on Wednesday. He and his Bengals buddies walked down the street from their stadium to the ballpark, where they hung out with the Reds players. He showed off his swing and his smile, proving he’s a star on and off the field.

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Borrow is not intimidated by Mahomes’ show at the Big Slick game. At the Reds’ ballpark, he performed power-hitting with grace. Burrow, an Ohio boy, bonded with the Reds players. He even signed a football for Stephenson and had a blast before the Reds took on the Dodgers.

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Burrow’s bomb shots drive Pat McAfee wild

Joe Burrow stepped into the cage with a No. 9 Reds jersey and a right-handed swing as a superstar. He took 100 swings and hit the ball everywhere. Burrow even dropped some bombs that made Pat McAfee go crazy with bat swings. McAfee posted a video clip on his Insta account ‘PatMcAfeeshow’ and wrote: “Joe Brrr hitting ABSOLUTE BOMBS”.

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Finally, Joe Burrow hit a homer and fist-pumped as the Reds and Bengals players roared. He launched another one, farther into the crowd, was a powerful hit, and then two more, in a row. Burrow got some help from Reds second baseman Jonathan India. The Bengals have been gearing up for the upcoming NFL season. However, they also made sure to find time for some enjoyable moments away from football.

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Earlier this week, Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes joined the Big Slick celebrity softball game at Kauffman Stadium on June 2, along with Creed Humphrey and Dustin Colquitt. He wowed the crowd with an inside-the-park homer and also stunned them with a behind-the-back toss to get Eric Stonestreet out at first. He played shortstop like a pro.

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Later, as a multi-talented star, Mahomes took the mound and replaced former Royals pitcher Jeremy Guthrie and tried some pitch. All they cared about was raising money and supporting the Kansas City community. Meanwhile, the Bengals players & Joe Burow had some fun too at Great American Ballpark, recently. They joined the Reds for batting practice where they hit some balls and made some friends. The fact that Burrow is 26 and Mahomes is 27 is sufficient evidence to understand why they are fierce competitors against each other.

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Anthony Pettis’ quote “Attitude determines efforts” upholds a sports-centric ideology that attracted me to this vibrant world of team spirit, enthusiasm, and emotions. More specifically, it was the UFC domain that encouraged my strive as an avid follower. Soon I found myself resonating with another divergent sport- the American football.

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