Joe Burrow is out for the season as the NFL looks into the Bengals’ decision to omit him off the injury report.
Coach Zac Taylor stated that the quarterback left Thursday’s game against the Ravens early because he tore a ligament in his wrist.
The Cincinnati Bengals revealed on Friday that the quarterback will miss the entirety of the 2023–24 campaign because of a wrist injury that prevented him from playing well against the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday.
The NFL is reportedly looking into the Bengals as a result of the injury revelation, which coincides with Burrow’s early departure from Thursday’s game due to wrist soreness he sustained following a score in the second quarter. The 26-year-old quarterback did not eventually return to the field; instead, he warmed up on the sidelines.
Coach Zac Taylor held a press conference Friday announcing Burrow’s early finish to the season following the “acute injury” that he suffered “likely on the play before his last one.” Burrow tore a ligament in his wrist, which will “probably require surgery and necessitate him to be out for the remainder of the season,” according to Taylor’s explanation.
Taylor told reporters, “[He’s] clearly quite sad because he likes leading this club and realizes the chances that lay ahead of us.” “But once more, he’s reacting well. Only what you have power over is in your control. His next task for us is to carry on leading this team in a different capacity.”
Jake Browning, the quarterback who came into play during the Bengals’ 34-20 loss to Baltimore on Thursday, is now the team’s main focus.
The news conference is being held two days after Burrow was seen leaving the team bus with what seems to be a cast on his hand in a video that the Bengals organization uploaded, according to ESPN. As per the league’s regulations, the publication is now claiming that the NFL will look into why Burrow was not included on the Bengals’ injury report before to the game.
Although Burrow’s injury was made evident when he faltered to complete a touchdown pass to Joe Mixon for four yards on his final play, the Bengals organization’s film footage from Wednesday suggested they were aware of Burrow’s wrist problems before to the game. The video was then taken off from social media after WCPO published it again on X (previously Twitter), slowing down and zooming in to reveal Burrow holding something in his hand.
