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Day 'N' Nite: From concert to Bengals practice for...

ESPN ยท May 18, 2026, 9:25 PM

Key takeaways

  • Fresh off a concert in Cincinnati, Kid Cudi rolled through to catch Burrow and the Bengals as they ramp up their preparation for the upcoming season.
  • It should be no surprise that Cudi was a guest of honor.
  • But their relationship really started to take off at the end of the 2021 season, Burrow's second year in the NFL.

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Fresh off a concert in Cincinnati, Kid Cudi rolled through to catch Burrow and the Bengals as they ramp up their preparation for the upcoming season.

It should be no surprise that Cudi was a guest of honor. Burrow grew up a massive fan of the rapper, a Cleveland-area native who rose to prominence in the late 2000s. That was around the time that Burrow was a middle schooler in southeast Ohio.

But their relationship really started to take off at the end of the 2021 season, Burrow's second year in the NFL. Before the Bengals played the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game, the franchise's most important matchup in 33 years, Cudi sent Burrow a personalized song.

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