Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterDec 27, 2021, 06:12 PM ET
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- Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals for ESPN.com, while making appearances on SportsCenter, ESPN's NFL shows and ESPN Radio programs. A native of Grapevine, Texas, he graduated from the University of North Texas with a bachelor's degree in journalism. He is an adjunct journalism professor at Southern Methodist University and a member of the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA).
CINCINNATI -- Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow gave each of his offensive linemen a unique addition to their respective jewelry collections.
Burrow gifted all 13 offensive linemen on the team's roster diamond-crusted Casio G-Shock watches.
According to jeweler Leo Frost, who has worked with Burrow and several other athletes in the past, Burrow called about a month before Christmas and wanted to get the offensive line something as a gesture of appreciation.
They settled on taking one of the most durable watches made over the last 40 years and giving it a spin.
Frost used 14-carat worth of diamonds and placed them in a white gold pave setting around the face of the watch. The back of each Casio GM6900SCM-1 that retails at $210 has the recipient's name engraved on it -- from starter Hakeem Adeniji to practice squad players such as Lamont Gaillard.
Burrow isn't the first one to take an upscale view of the G-Shock. Earlier in December, singer-songwriter John Mayer rereleased a G-Shock collaboration that sold out.
Burrow is also no stranger to jewelry. He has worked with Frost on multiple chains, including a bigger version of one that features a "9" pendant that was originally gifted by rapper Boosie Badazz. Burrow also has a diamond-crusted Cartier Santos, which Frost made and unveiled in March.
