Bengals Twitter account acknowledges Justin Jefferson social media trade rumors

On Tuesday, one such rumor made its way to Cincinnati, claiming that the Bengals were on the verge of trading for

Minnesota Vikings All-Pro wide receiver Justin Jefferson. The source? An alleged co-worker of Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow’s girlfriend, who was apparently gossiping in the breakroom that her boyfriend’s team was about to trade for the 2022 NFL Offensive Player of the Year.

“There’s a dude in the community that said his girl works at Krogers with Burrow’s girlfriend and she said they’re in deep negotiations,” reads the screenshot of a text message conversation shared by Bengals fan @dpainclainon on X (formerly Twitter). “He said it would be Tee [Higgins] and 2 firsts for JJ and Burrow has agreed to restructure his contract so JJ and [Ja’Marr] Chase would both get 3 years $100 million.”

For good measure, the Bengals Twitter account acknowledges Justin Jefferson social media trade rumors fan included a screenshot of Burrow’s girlfriend’s LinkedIn page to prove that she does, in fact, work at the headquarters of the Cincinnati-based grocery chain Kroger (no ‘S’).