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The Cincinnati Bengals are 0-2, and quarterback Joe Burrow, the NFL’s latest highest-paid player after signing a a five-year, $275 million contract extension on Sept. 9, is struggling to look like his normal self after aggravating a preseason calf injury. Head coach Zac Taylor couldn’t provide a firm update on his Week 3 playing status for the team’s upcoming “Monday Night Football” matchup against the Los Angeles Rams.
“Yeah, it’s hard for me to say right now,” Taylor said Monday. “He did it really one of the last three plays of the game, probably. So, just sore. We haven’t done anything on the field yet.”
Burrow was seen limping late in Cincy’s 27-24 defeat to the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, but he did not miss a snap. He was seen limping one play before throwing a four-yard touchdown pass to receiver Tee Higgins with 3:28 left in the game. The Bengals did not get the ball back the rest of the game. Taylor clarified that he would have sent Burrow back out on the field had his offense been given one last drive.
In the lead-up to the Week 2 loss against the Ravens, Taylor said he “felt really good” about Burrow’s health prior to his re-aggravation.
“I thought he had a great week of practice last week,” Taylor said. “Only he’s the one that can answer on how he truly feels, but you’d gotten the sense that it was really good.”
The 26-year-old quarterback first strained his calf in training camp at the end of July and missed most of camp and the entire preseason. The injury clearly has clearly had an effect on Burrow’s play so far in 2023. Without the ability to put as much of his lower body into this throws, Burrow can’t connect on his patented deep ball. He is 0 for 12 on throws of 15 or more air yards this season. He is 0 for 8 to receiver Tee Higgins, 0 for 3 to Chase and 0 for 1 to tight end Irv Smith Jr. This is unprecedented for Burrow, as he only had one game without a…
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Author : Garrett Podell
Publish date : 2023-09-20 18:48:24
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