Joe Burrow, Bengals' Super Bowl run after devastating knee injury has been 'complete shock' to ex-NFL star

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LOS ANGELES – The Cincinnati Bengals’ run to the Super Bowl has been one of the more magical journeys in recent memory and has come as a surprise to some – even former NFL star Carson Palmer.

Led by quarterback Joe Burrow, the Bengals finished the season with wins in three out of their final four games and came away with three-point victories in the divisional and conference championship rounds. Burrow is in only his second season and is performing at a high level even after tearing his ACL and MCL in his knee in the middle of his rookie season.

Palmer told Fox News Digital in a recent interview he was surprised by Burrow’s turnaround and the immediate success Cincinnati has had behind him.

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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow walks onto the field during the Super Bowl Opening Night Fan Rally at Paul Brown Stadium. (Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports)

"I don't think anybody predicted this before the season started, especially because of how bad they were last year and because Joe was coming off rehabbing his knee and wasn’t going to be 100%. But he’s shown no signs of wear and tear, he’s shown no signs of slowing down. It seems like every time he steps on the field, he gets a little bit better," Palmer said. 

"He gets a little bit more confidence in his knee, and he's able to step in the throws and take off and use his feet like he did in the AFC Championship, against the Chiefs. He had two huge third-down conversions that he got with his legs and broke a tackle on one of them. Just completely shocked that they're here. Just looking at the way the season started off, going 10-7, and the way