Cincinnati Bengals confirm QB Joe Burrow out for rest of 2023 season
The Cincinnati Bengals said goodbye to their quarterback (QB) Joe Burrow for the 2023 season after he suffered a torn ligament in his right wrist, the team announced on Friday.
The injury happened in the Bengals’ 34-20 loss to the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland, on Thursday. He quit the game after throwing a four-yard touchdown in the second quarter. He was spotted having problem completing a pass on the sideline after that play. Magnetic resonance imaging later revealed how bad the problem is.
“I felt a pop in the middle of the throw,” Burrow said. “I tried to give it a go but couldn’t get it done.” He recalled that he landed on the wrist after the Ravens’ defensive end Jadeveon Clowney hit him. He completed 11 of his 17 passes for 101 yards and one touchdown and was sacked twice before quitting the game.
“It’s tough,” Burrow said. “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.”
Backup QB Jake Browning replaced Burrow for the rest of Thursday’s game and threw eight out of 14 attempts 68 yards and one touchdown. He was sacked three times. The Bengals are 5-5 after the loss and sit at the bottom in the American Football Conference (AFC) North. There are seven games to go, but they shouldn’t hold onto much hope for the playoffs.
“It kills you to watch somebody have to go through this, you know, several times now,” the team’s head coach Zac Taylor said.
This was the second season-ending injury Burrow has suffered since he entered the National Football League (NFL) as the first-overall selection in 2020. The first time happened in his rookie season when he suffered multiple torn ligaments in his left knee on November 23, 2020.
“A lot of guys in that [locker] room are injured, have been injured,” Burrow said. “A lot of guys across the league, that’s part of the job that we do. [It’s] expected. It’s not going to be the last time something like this happens in my career, too. That’s just part of it.”
he Cincinnati Bengals announced that star quarterback Joe Burrow has suffered a torn ligament in his right wrist and will miss the remainder of the 2023 season.
Head coach Zac Taylor revealed the news on Friday afternoon, saying that Burrow will most likely need surgery and insisting the team’s fortunes remain intact without their Pro Bowl quarterback, who led them to the Super Bowl two years ago.
“This season is far from over,” Taylor said of the 5-5 Bengals.
Burrow was injured during the Bengals’ 34-20 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday. Cincinnati will probably turn to backup quarterback Jake Browning, who was 8-of-14 passing for 68 yards and a touchdown against the Ravens in his first significant NFL action.
“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.
“It’s not uncommon for guys to wear a compression sleeve on a plane because when you go up to that altitude, things can swell up,” Burrow said Friday. “Football, you have a lot of bumps and bruises. This is a completely new injury.” Burrow was 11 of 17 for 101 yards and a touchdown pass when he left. Browning replaced him with the Bengals trailing 14-10.
The former Heisman Trophy winner and No 1 overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft suffered a calf injury earlier this season, but he hasn’t missed a game this year. His rookie season also ended early due to a knee injury.
“It kills you to watch somebody have to go through this, you know, several times now,” Taylor said.
The Bengals’ AFC North rivals, the Cleveland Browns, lost their starting quarterback this week when it was announced Deshaun Watson needs season-ending shoulder surgery.
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