Joe Burrow Wouldn’t Buy His Offensive Linemen The Guns They Wanted For Christmas, So He Got Them The Next Best Thing: Authentic Samurai Swords

Hard to be mad about samurai swords. We're just a couple of days away from Christmas, so NFL quarterbacks are handing out their gifts to the offensive linemen who protect them week in and week out. (No word on whether Chicago Bears QB Caleb Williams got presents for his offensive line or not...60 sacks already this year? Sounds like he needs a guard dog for Christmas). We've already seen some QBs go all out for their teammates. Patrick Mahomes surprised his guys with a nice little package of gifts that included a Yeti cooler, Lucchese boots, and a Rolex watch. And Brock Purdy gifted his offensive line with brand new Toyotas, which altogether were probably worth more than his entire $900,000 per year salary. But Joe Burrow may be the winner of this year's gift exchange. The Cincinnati Bengals quarterback gifted each of his linemen with authentic samurai swords. https://twitter.com/char_cliff/status/1869849353353081322 As it turns out though, the swords weren't what his teammates had originally requested. Speaking about the unique gifts yesterday, Burrow said that his guys were wanting some new guns to add to their collection - but Burrow said he wasn't sure about that: "Well, they wanted guns. And I was like, 'I don't know about guns, guys.' So I was in the weapon mindset and I was like, 'What's a cool weapon?' And samurai swords, I think, are pretty dang cool. Nicole, she works for me, she was able to find them for me, and so she did a great job of finding the best ones out there. I think the guys are excited about it." https://twitter.com/CalebNoeTV/status/1871030732774109322 Can't be too mad about a samurai sword... Left tackle Orlando Brown was pretty pumped about the gift, calling it the ultimate sign of respect. “Joe does a great job at buying gifts that are extremely meaningful. The fact that he bought me a sword, it’s the most ancient form of respect.” https://twitter.com/pauldehnerjr/status/1869850895942594705 Burrow sourced the swords from Collectors Armoury California, which currently has swords listed on their website dating back to the 1600s and ranging in price from $2,000 all the way up to $32,000. But the owner, Joseph Bell, told ESPN that he knew he had to make sure to find some special swords for Burrow to gift: "I was able to call in a couple of favors and get a few other swords from other people." Not a bad gift. It's not the first time Burrow has flexed some of that record-setting five year, $275 million contract that he signed last year. During an episode of in-season Hard Knocks, Burrow revealed that he had purchased 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 Gotta think it's pretty nice to have the kind of money that you can just drop on cool shit like a Batmobile and samurai swords whenever you want.