Former No. 1 Draft Pick David Carr Shares Advice For Joe Burrow

Former NFL quarterback David Carr was the No. 1 draft pick by the Houston Texans during the franchise's expansion season in 2002 and knows all about the pressures of being a top pick.

Carr recently spoke with Cincinnatti.com about the advice he would give Bengals No. 1 pick Joe Burrow as he tries to turn around a team that went 2-14 last season.

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“When you’re young you have a tendency to not be as assertive because there are older guys in the room,” Carr said. “I didn’t speak up as much as I should have. I would say do what you’re comfortable with. Obviously learn the system, ingrain yourself with the team. But the quarterback is king. That’s what you kind of have to remember because the team is only gonna go as far as you are. If you’re not comfortable with something, then you need to do it a different way.

“You don’t want to come off as a jerk or a guy who comes into the room and just demands all your way. But the sooner you learn what you like and the sooner you’re comfortable and you know what you’re comfortable with in that system, get more of that.”

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