The Cincinnati Bengals declared that their great quarterback, Joe Burrow, will miss the rest of the 2023 season due to a ruptured ligament in his right wrist.
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The news was announced by head coach Zac Taylor on Friday afternoon. He stated that Burrow will probably require surgery and that the team’s success will not be affected by not having their Pro Bowl quarterback, who helped them win the Super Bowl the previous year.
During the Bengals’ 34-20 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday, Burrow sustained an injury. In his first meaningful NFL action against the Ravens, backup quarterback Jake Browning completed 8 of 14 passes for 68 yards and a touchdown. Cincinnati will likely go to him.
“It’s tough,” Burrow said on Friday afternoon. “You work so hard for seasons and moments like these. Whenever you get hurt and it ends early, it’s tough to handle. That’s a part of the game.” He added that he felt “a pop” as he threw on the play in which he was injured.
Earlier Friday, the Associated Press reported the NFL is investigating the team’s handling of Burrow’s injury status in the lead-up to that game. The Bengals had posted and later deleted a video on social media that showed Burrow getting off a team bus with his right hand in what appeared to be a soft cast. Such reviews are not uncommon with the NFL regularly looking into similar cases. Teams can be fined or lose a draft pick for violating the NFL’s injury report policy.
“When you go up to that altitude, things can swell up, so it’s not uncommon for guys to wear compression sleeves on a plane,” Burrow remarked on Friday. “You have a lot of bumps and bruises, football.” This injury is entirely novel.
When he left, Burrow was 11 of 17 for 101 yards and a touchdown pass. The Bengals were behind 14–10 when Browning took his place.
Despite a calf injury he sustained earlier in the season, the former Heisman Trophy winner and first overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft hasn’t missed a game. A knee injury also forced him to finish his debut season early.
