Joe Burrow and Justin Jefferson walk the runway at Vogue fashion show in Paris
The NFL stars decided to strut their stuff on the catwalk.
We have reached the quiet time of the NFL calendar. Free agency is largely complete, the schedules have been released, minicamps and OTAs are behind us, and a few weeks remain in the offseason before training camps get underway.
Which means everyone is looking for something to do, whether you are people whose job it is to cover the league — send in any story ideas if you have them dear reader — or even those whose job it is to get ready for those training camps so you can be prepared to play on Sunday.
This is a story about the latter group.
Joe Burrow and Justin Jefferson turned in their helmets and pads for high end clothes recently, making a trip to Paris to tour the city, and then walk down the runway in Vogue World 2024:
Former LSU teammates Joe Burrow and Justin Jefferson participated Sunday in the Vogue World fashion show in Paris.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 24, 2024
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You can see more of the former LSU teammates here:
Des terrains de Baton Rouge aux défilés de Paris pour les amis @JoeyB et @JJettas2
— NFL France (@NFLFrance) June 24, 2024
Les deux joueurs les mieux payés de la NFL à leur position ont visité la France pour la Fashion Week, avant de participer au défilé Vogue World !
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“I’ve always loved clothes but never really understood the industry, so I wanted to learn more,” Burrow told Vogue.
“I wanted to get out of my comfort zone and grow as a person, [and] I think walking in the show is a great way to do that,” said Burrow, who according to Vogue was dressed in a backless black suit with satin lapels by Peter Do. “I think the crossover between fashion and sport is going to continue to grow.”
“This is my first show,” Jefferson said to Vogue, “and who wouldn’t want Vogue World to be their first?”
Exactly.