How do NFL players cope with a frustrating season? They buy a movie authentic Batmobile, of course!
Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals have had a really weird, mind-boggling season. The AFC team has made losing in heartbreaking fashion an art form. They just lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers 44 to 38 this past week, and once again, Joe Burrow threw for over 300 yards and multiple touchdowns and they still lost.
The Bengals just can't stop Bengal-ing.
After Joey B. led the Bengals to a Super Bowl appearance in just his second year in the league, the expectations have always been high. However, it seems as though every year, the Cincinnati squad either digs themself into too deep of a hole early on in the season, or Burrow goes out with an injury. Lather, rinse, repeat.
It's an infuriating purgatory for Bengals players and fans alike, and I'd imagine anyone associated with the struggling AFC North team is trying to find joy outside of football. Even Joe Burrow himself is exploring his entertainment options off the field, and recently revealed during an episode of in-season Hard Knocks that he used part of his 5-year, $275 million dollar contract to purchase an authentic, movie-quality Batmobile that was up for sale for $3 million:
"Have I told you a bought a Batmobile? I don't get it for like a year, but I bought it. I think I gotta go all in and go for the expensive Batsuit. Some armor."
https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1864131257602380063
Hey... whatever you gotta do Mr. Burrow.
You may have seen the news that a limited supply of Batmobile "Tumbler" vehicles were going on sale. As crazy as it sounds, it's true. Warner Bros Discovery linked up with Action Vehicle Engineering and Relevance International to bring this iconic on-screen vehicle to real life, and put 1o of them up for sale - by invitation only:
"Limited production of 10 Wayne Enterprises Tumblers, fully functional iconic 'Batmobile,' are exclusively being sold by invitation only. These highly collectable Tumbler Batmobiles are officially sanctioned by Warner Bros. and will be available for sale to an exclusive audience of avid car collectors."
On the site, the list of features for the rare Batmobile include stainless steel headers, a smoke screen delivery system, and imitation gun turrets. I mean, this thing sounds legit... Joe Burrow could be the quarterback of the Bengals during the day, and then fight crime in Cincinnati at night.
The only issue with that is the vehicle evidently isn't street legal, so I'm not sure what you supposed to do with it. Just look at it in your garage, I guess? I would imagine losing 38 to 35 wouldn't sting as bad if you knew you could just go back home to your Batmobile, sit in it, and cue up "Something In The Way" by Nirvana.
But anyways, surely Joe Burrow will figure out what to do with his Batmobile - once he gets it. And the internet seems to be very happy for the Bengals quarterback, so that's all that really matters:
