Joe surprises Lowes employees

[WVUHomer]

My question to that (awesome video as always Holic) is when he says, "I want to host you and your families at one of my games this year" (unless I misheard him) is that the breaking of silence that the Bengals already told him he's the pick? How else would he provide all those people from his town tickets they could go to otherwise? Or am I reading too much into this?